Mount Pleasant journal (January 30, 1903)

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VOL. 31. MOUNT l’MAHANT, WKHTMOHKLANI) COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903. NO. 5.
SMALLPOX
BREAKS OUT
AT STANDARD.
Charles Cole, a Colored Coke
Worker. First Victim.
PROMPT ACTION IS TAKEN
BUT THE DISEASE IS STILL
SPREADING.
Superintendent James Mack, ae Soon as
Local Physicians Diasmose the Case,
Establishes a Strict Quarantine and
Declares War Against Tramps Who
are Believed to Have Caused the Con-tagion
and Who are Driven Away
From the Ovens. Little Money Avail-able
to Flicht the Scourge.
A case of smallpox was discovered at
the Standard mines of the H. C. Frick
Coke Company Monday. The victim is
Charles Cole, a yonng colored man. I)r.
Pratt was called, but, not having ever
had a caBe of the disease in his practice,
he took Dr. Shelar with him to make
sure as the latter had considerable ex
perience with smallpox at Alice several
years ago. Cole was called from the
house and examined, the result being
that Dr. Shelar pronounced it a well de-veloped
case of the much dreaded
disease.
On being informed of this diagnosis,
Superintendent James Mnck lost no time
in doing everything in his power to con.
fine the trouble to the double block in
which it was discovered. Four other
colored people occupy the one end with
Cole, while a family of foreigners re
sides in the other. Armed guards were
at once put on to prevent any one from
either leaving or entering the block and
notice sent to the Mount Pleasant Town-ship
Board of Education which has
heretofore acted as the board of health
in the district but now refuses to do
anything. The directors took this stand
upon the advice of their attorney, B. F.
Scanlon, Esq., af this place, who holds
that there is no law compelling them to
care for cases of contagions diseases.
The superintendent didn’t stop here,
for, he also declared war against the
tramps who had been making their
headquarters in the warm idle ovens and
who are believed to have brought the
disease to the plant as Cole had not been
away from home for months. The hose
was turned into every oven and if there
were occupants they speedily got out as
they had all the hobo’s antipathy to
water.
A second case was discovered Wednes-day
in the family of a Pole who lives
near the house first quarantined, baton
the opposite side of the street. This
discovery led the energetic superintend-ent
to take heroic measures again ns he
secured the company's private physician
from Scottdale and began vaccination
by wholesale.
While the school boards had incurred
all necessary expense in looking after
smallpox cases in townships, there is no
state fund available at present to fight
the disease. The State Board of Health,
however, hRs asked the Legislature for
an appropriation and it is likely that the
much needed money will be forthcom-ing.
The county poor authorities are
providing medical attention and food
where persons quarantined are unable
to pay for necessary provisions. Dr. J.
B. Wakefield, of Grapeville, has been
selected by the board to look after the
cases.
The action of the Mount Pleasant
township school directors forced Poor
Director,!. G. Thompson, of this place,
to take the whole responsibility. Late
Wednesday evening, after additional
guards had been placed on the Pole's
house, be called up the board’s attorney,
Mr. Allshouse, and as a result his fellow
members of the board came down yes-terday
morning and held a consultation
with Mr. Mack in the latter’s office. It
was the general opinion that in provid-ing
a physician and subsistence for
those quarantined the poor board had
done its full duty, while it was held
that the school board was compelled by
law to provide the guards necessary to
prevent the spread of all contagious
diseases, despite Attorney Scanlon’s
opinion to the contrary.
THE JOURNAL has no wish to appear
as an alarmist, but the situation At
Standard is very grave.
Dr. Sbelar fears that there is a case
developing at Parfittown, the sufferer
being Mrs. Scotty Mclndoe, a young
woman to whom a child was born yes
terday. The doctor when called there
by her husband found the woman’s face
and breast were covered with a rash
that dearly-resembled that of smallpox,
although it will not be fnlly determined
until Dr. Wakefield comes down this
morning and makes an official examin-ation.
Mrs. Mclndoe was visited ten
days ago by her uncle from West Over-ton
who was then taking the disease.
ERIGHTEUL DfATH
That Befell Mrs. Willie Hays at Hun-ker
Station Tuesday.
Mrs Willis Hays, of Hunker station,
on the 8onthwest branch, was instantly
killed within sight of her home Tues
day evening, by being struck by a south
hound freight train. She had been on
n shopping trip to Youngwood and
Greenshurg and was returning home in
time to prepare the evening meal. She
bad just stepped from the !i o’clock
street car and walked a short distance
up to the Hunker crossing where the
sad accident occurred.
A heavily loaded coke train was go
ing north, the noise of which, it is sup
posed, prevented the unfortunate
woman from hearing the approach of a
south bound train. She was struck and
hurled with fearful force to the side of
the track, her neck was broken and she
was dead when picked up by the train
crew. Mrs. Hays was 45 years of age
and is survived by a husband and four
children.
RUGN or TERROR
Lawlessness Supreme at the New Town
of Clariton.
There is a reign of terror at the new
town of Clariton, on the Monongahela
river, above McKeesport. Two murders
were committed there Sunday night.
Antonio Stanna was stabbed by Angello
Trello and died on being taken to the
McKeesport hospital; while John Snr-aeka
was seriously shot while helping
the victim to eject the murderer who
escaped. The dead body of Peter Mur-ray
was found in the basement of the
new Methodist Episcopal church with
the sknll crushed. His rifled pockets
told of murder and robbery.
The town is not incorporated as yet
and is without police protection. It is
said that even women go armed if com
pelled to be out after dark.
TALENTED EADIES.
LectureB in the Methodist Episcopal
Church Greatly Enjoyed.
The opening number in the series of
educational entertainments arranged by
Prof. S. Grant Miller, principal of the
Mount Pleasant Public School, was held
in the Methodist Episcopal church Fri -
day evening last when Mrs. Mary G.
Noss and Miss Anna Thomas, of Cali-fornia
State Normal, spoke, the former
on “Art in School and Home” and the
latter on “What the Schools are Doing
for the Homes.” Tbe large audience
present was delighted with both these
talented ladies who also gave entertain-ing
talks at tbe same place the next
morning.
At the close of the evening entertain-ment
Prof. Miller did the honors at Al-bright’s
where some twenty seven of
his fellow teachers was sumptuously
banquetted as his guests.
COKE AND COAE.
Items of Interest Gathered From Both
Mine and Yard.
The ear shortage put the coal miners
about Irwin entirely out of business
the past week.
The Corrigan-MeKinley coal inter
ests, of Cleveland, O., have purchased
5,000 acres of coal lands near Bolivar,
this county, which, it is said, they will
develop as rapidly as possible with a
plant of 800 coke ovens.
The United Gas and Coke Company,
with a large hi product coke plant at
Glassport. has awarded a contract to
tbe Washington Coal and Coke Com-pany
for supplying its ovens with coal
during the coming year and at the rate
of (100 tons a day.
Governor Pennypaeker on Tuesday
appointed as bituminous mine inspectors
James StarfTord, of Clenrfield, Thir-teenth
district; F. M. Cunningham, of
Uniontown, Fourteenth district, and
Alexander Monteitb, of Patton, Cam
bria county, Fifteenth district.
S. J. Harry, of Connellsville, last
week received contracts to sink two
shafts for the Brier Hill Coal & Coke
Company. The plant will be located
about eight miles from Uniontown
along the National Pike. Five hun-dred
coke ovens are to be built with
Pennsylvania and Lake Erie railroad
connections.
The 157 acres of the Sarver farm,
near Larimer, have been sold and a
Gruenshurg correspondent hns it that
the purchaser is H. C. Frick and that he
will develop the Freeport vein of coal,
coking it in the old Carnegie plant
nearby. Ardara should not, however,
become too greatly exercised over the
promised boom.
The properties of the Saltsbtirg Coal
Company, consisting of two mines and
about l,50fl acres of coal land in West-moreland
and Indiana counties, have
been purchased by a syndicate consist-ing
of Capt. Alfred Hicks, president of
the Allegheny Iron & Steel Company,
and a number of eastern capitalists.
The price is said to be about $850,000.
A SURPRISED HUSBAND.
Fayette County Miscreants.
Owners of the Rand powder works at
Fairchance, Fayette county, suspicion
that a determined effort is being made
to wipe out their plant. Three separate
explosions have recently occurred,
which, it is alleged, were not acciden-tal.
Tuesday morning a car of charcoal
was discovered blazing right up against
a car of powder loaded the day before
for shipment. An engine was obtained
in time to haul the burning car away
and save an awful explosion.
A Local Story Told for Just What it is
Worth.
A story is going the rounds of the
First ward and is given in these columns
for just whnt it is worth. It is alleged
that shortly after a married man retired
the other night his wife was taken sick,
causing him to get up and go in haste to
the drug store for medicine.
After the druggist had filled the pre
scription the man went down in his
pants’ pocket, fumbled about for a
moment and with bulging eyes drew
forth a roll of the long green that sized
up exactly to $700. He had on some
other fellow’s trousers. Now it is said
he is looking for the o. f. but whether to
; return the money or not deponeth saith
not.
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Shumaker Courtmartialed.
| Captain J- A. Loar held summary
court at Connellsville Friday evening
when Private Charles Shumaker was
j given a hearing on a charge of having
failed to report for duty when Company
I D went with the Tenth regiment to the
I hard coal legions. The finding was
i forwarded to Colonel Barnett who will
make it public later.
Farmers Oppose Senate Bill.
The farmers of this county are strong-ly
opposed to the Senate bill prohibiting
the pumping of gas wells, evidently
aimed at auxiliary concerns of the
United States Steel Corporation. Sen-ator
Cyrus E. Woods has taken a firm
stand against the measure which is not
likely to pass as the Judiciary Commit-tee
has reported it negatively.
At the Grand Opera House.
Tomorrow evening the famous mnsi-cal
comedy, “On the Suwanee River,”
will be given by a big company.
On Wednesday next “When the Bell
Tolls,” a charming picturesque play,
will be here.
“The Heart of Chicago,"a sensational
five-act drama, will follow Friday even-ing
next, February (1.
Rough on a Constable.
Mrs. James Gessler, of New Kensing-ton,
shot off a portion of Constable H.
T. McElroy’s right ear Friday night,
mistaking him for a negro robber at
whom she fired through thelbcked door.
The officer had gone to the woman’s
relief.
Storer-Striokler Wedding.
Dr. Frank Storer and Miss Cora
Strickler, both former residents of this
place, were quietly married last even-ing
at the Wilkinsbnrg home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Strickler. On behalf of their many old
Mount Pleasant friends, THE JOURNAL
extends best wishes.
Youngwood Incorporated.
Youngwood, on the Southwest road,
some four miles south of Greenshurg, is
the newest borough in the county. The
building of the railroad yards there has
in 18 months drawn a large population
there, largely company efnployes. The
paving of streets and laying of a sewer
system have been begun. At present
much interest centers in the election of
the first set of borough officers, both
parties having nominated full tickets.
Murderous Donora Affair.
While in a towering rage Tuesday
night Albert Owens, of Donora, aged 30,
seized an ax and struck his father-in-law,
Joseph Tobin, over the head, in-flicting
a fatal wound. The two men
had quarreled over some family affair.
Owens, who had the weapon raised a
second time to strike Tobin when his
wife interfered, gave himself up and is
now in jail at Washington.
Successful Revival Work.
The revival efforts of the pastor, Rev.
G. C. Wadding, at the Free Methodist
church have been crowned with marked
success. During the past two weeks
there have been 87 conversions. The
meetings will likely be closed next
week.
Delmont Postoffloe Robbed,
Early yesterday morning burglars
broke into the postoffice at Delmont and
took $16 in stamps, $15 in postal funds
and $10 belonging to Blose & Mellon
who have charge of the office in connec-tion
with their general store. There is
no clue.
DEMOCRATS
SQUARE OLE
EOR ACTION
After Naming a Full Ticket for
Borough Offices.
IT WAS A WARM CONVENTION
THEY HELD IN McELWEE’S HALL
FRIDAY EVENING LAST.
The Contest Centered on Buraess for
Which There Were Three Candidates,
Edward Keller Walking- Off With the
Honor with Votes to Spare. Results of
Party,s Primaries in Surrounding
Townships.
The local Democrats got together Fri-day
evening last in McElwee’s Hall and
named a full ticket for borough offices
and the next day there were all sorts of
rumor regarding the proceedings. One
report had it that the friendsof Edward
Keller, who sought the nomination for
Burgess, ran in everybody they could
lay their hands on, voting people from
Standard, Morewood and points as far
distant as Scottdale, to say nothing of
nnmerous colored brethren who had
strayed away from the Republican fold
Such, however, was not the case ac-cording
'to reputable participants, as
there were no votes cast except by
qualified residents of the town. There
were three colored men present, but
they wanted to vote for all three can-didates
and the convention did not wait
for them to change their ballots.
The only contest was for Burgess for
which there were three nominees, Ed-ward
Keller, James S. Braddock and
George Sbumar. The first named can-didate
won out on the first ballot with
57 votes, Mr. Braddock receiving 40 and
Mr. Shumar i). Justice McWilliams
had no opposition for renomination nor
bad J. M. Yothers for Taxcollector. Mr.
Braddock was unanimously chosen for
Auditor. The representatives of the
different wards then got together and
named their candidates for ward offices.
The full ticket is;
Burgess
Justice of the Pence
Taxcollector .
Auditor
Edward Keller
I. J. McWilliams
J. M. Yothers
Jas. 8. Braddock.
FIRST WARD.
Council B. F. Mochllng
School Director John A. Warden
Judge of Election Clark Walker
Inspector John McAdams, Jr
SECOND WARD.
Connell J. W. Faust, Jr.
Judge of Election John A. Baughman
Inspector George Benford
THIRD WARD.
Council (3 years) ...
'• (I year)
School Director
Judge of Election.
Inspector
A. W. McCreary
if. E. Mellingor
J. M. Albert
W. II. Spence
... W. II. Randolph
The Democrats of Mount Pleasant
township polled a light vote at their
primary Saturday. The ticket selec-ted
is;
Justice of the Peace—Rev. W. R. Elliott.
Taxcollector—Solomon V. Crlse.
Supervisors—C. L. Marks, W, A. Griffin, W.
R. Myers and George N. Shaffer.
Treasurer—W. R. Carpenter.
School Directors—A. B. Flshell and E. J.
Porch.
Auditor—Reuben Freeman.
Township Clerk—John H. Fry.
Judges and Inspectors, Bridgeport—Selby
Jones and Isaac Lohr; Hecla. It. G. Love and
C. S. Andrews; Laurel Run, Lester Stairs and
P. M. Shaffer; Pleasant Valley, Israel Yoth-ers
and Edward Albert; Rldgevlew, C. II.
Roadman and F. B. Stairs; Spring Garden, J.
P. Reece and George W. Fultz; United, Ed-ward
K. Seeman and Thomas II. Fisher.
Registers—EllMinerd, John T. Itlley, David
Shaffer, Charles Wilders. O. W. House,
Andrew Sladky and Bert Stairs.
East Huntingdon township Demo-crats
were out in considerable force Sat-urday
despite snow squalls, much inter-est
having been stirred up over the tax-collectorship.
The candidates were
William F. Hays, J. O. Baker, the pres-ent
incumbent, and Frank Leighty.
The first named won out with 58 votes
over Baker, Leighty being third man in
the race. Following is the ticket nom-inated:
Taxcollector—William F. Hays.
School Dlrectors-W. D. Colborn, J. B. Still-man
and Ellas Reed.
Supervisors—Jacob E. Rouff and William
Keller.
Auditor—Sylvester Taylor.
Probably Only a Joke.
THE JOURNAL’S' Greenshurg corres-pondence
is that Register of Wills, bet-ter
known as “Comrade Sam," Steven-son
intends petitioning the conrt for
another lavatory in the temporary court
house as Controller Brown keeps that
department in almost constant use.
John, so it is said, does much of his po-litical
bntton-holeing there to the incon-venience
of his fellow officials who have
appointed Samuel a committee of one to
see if Judges Doty and MConnell can
help them out.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Paragraphs About prominent People
Gathered During tbe Week.
Miss Roberta Poole is visiting in
Greenshurg this week.
Miss Rogers, of Lntrohe, is visiting
her cousin, Miss Gertrude Zundel.
Mrs. Harry Giles returned yesterday
from a week’s visit paid Pitfsbnrg and
Parnassus friends.
William Berry left on Monday for his
home in Tiffin, Ohio, where he expects
to spend the next month.
John G. Thompson returned home
Tuesday from a pleasure trip to Harris-burg
and Philadelphia
Orbin O’Neal is at Blackburn, a new
coal town near West Newton, managing
a new store W. J. Bates hns just started
there.
Samuel Cnmmings, with his wife and
daughter. Miss Margery, ppent Sunday
in Connellsville with his brother,
William.
State Senator Whirley, of West Vir-ginia,
was here over Sunday with his
brother in-law, Mr. McKee, the restan-rant
man.
J. M Weirner, of Lntrohe, with his
daughter. Miss Goldie, was here several
days the past week with his mother.
Mrs Mary Weimer.
Captain .T A. Loar was at Harrisburg
last week in the interest of the local
hospital measure and Rev. C. L Smith
went down yesterday on the same bus-iness,
SAD SHOOTING.
A Little Son of Charles Thomas Killed
In Pittsburg.
Charles Thomas, the 8-year nid son of
CimrleH Thomas, who formerly resided
here hut who is now a yardmaster for
the Pittsbnrg & Lake Erie railroad at
McKees Rocks, was killed in Pittsbnrg
Tuesday evening near his Prospect
street home tiy a bnllet fired by George
Alstadt, aged 70 years, an ex-police
officer who is now in jail on a charge of
murder.
It seems that Alstadt, in company
with a little neice, Carrie Alstadt. was
passing down by the Prospect school
building where yonng Thomas and sev
eral other companions were snawball
ing. The old man and his neice were
both hit and the former fired his pistol,
it is claimed, to scare the boys. The
bullet struck some distance from the
throwers and glanced, striking the
Thomas boy’s body, cansing death soon
afterwards.
Charles Thomas, Sr., resided here
some years ago and was employed as a
fireman on the B. & O. road. He was
married to Mias Elia Gailey, of this
place, a foster sister of Mrs. Harry Giles,
of this place, Mrs. Thomas having since
died.
A GOOD MOVE.
Eminent Domain to be Urged for Trolley
Lines.
There is a move on foot at Irwin to
send a committee of citizens from this
part of the state to Harrisburg in the
interest of eminent domain for the trol-ley
companies to carry freight.
It will be pointed out to the members
of the Assembly that the freight con
gestions has paralyzed the coal business
of Western Pennsylvania, and that it is
fast paralyzing other industries and bus
iness in general, and there is no relief in
sight.
A map will be prepared showing the
trolley lines that now network this part
of the state, with Pittsburg as the ob-jective
point. With this map will go
the suggestion that if the trolley com-panies
were allowed to carry freight it
conld be easily moved at nignt for
local points, and therefore do much to
relieve the present congestion.
Board of Health moves.
The Mount Pleasant Board of Health
held a meeting last night and notified
the Polish parochial school teachers to
exclude all pupils from Standard and
other districts where smallpox prevails.
Notices were also posted ordering all
dogs from such places to be shot.
Victims of the Bail.
George Copenhagen, an Export bar-ber,
single and aged about 35 years, was
struck by a train at Pitcairn Tuesday
and instantly killed.
William L. Baiubridge was ground
to pieces near his Larimer home yester-day
by a train. He leaves a wife and
femily. It is claimed by some that he
was thrown in front of the cars.
Serious Charges.
William Hostetter, of Springfield
township, Favette county, was jailed
at Uniontown Wednesday on charges
of deserting his wife and criminally as-saulting
his 11-year-old danghter Rosa.
WEST NEWTON
STIRRED TO
THE DEPTHS
Over Proposed Repeal of Its
Local Option Act.
COLD WATER PEOPLE ACTIVE
AND HAVE A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
ALL PLANNED OUT.
The Remonstrants, Among Whom Are
Some Six Hundred of the Fair Sex,
Will Swoop Down Upon Harrisburg as
Soon as Our “Cappy” Morrison Gets
the Bill Presented The Petitioners are
Probably Sawing Wood as They are
Not Saving Anything.
The good people of West Newton,
that town on the Yongh famed far and
wide in Blackwater navigation davs as
Robtstown hut now designated by tbe
Pittsbnrg ‘’Gazette” as “a Yonghiogheny
hamlet above McKeesport,” were rather
indifferent during the fall campaign
over talk of repealing their local option
act, under which they have moved and
had their being for the past thirty five
years; but, now that the bill for that
pnrpose has been handed Hon. W. F.
Morrison, our “Cappy,” for presenta-tion
to the Legislature, they, that is,
the remonstrants, are np in arms
against it.
The battle lines have been defined by
the advocates of temperance, and they
are ready at any moment to step in and
fight to the last ditch to keep their town
free from the licensed bar. In theory,
West Newton has been a “dry” town for
the past 35 years, bnt there has always
been plenty of strong drink in tbe town,
ohtainaMe at speakeasies. Many years
ago an attempt was made to have the
prohibitory law repealed, bnt it met
with such opposition that it was dropped
and died out in a very short time.
A few weeks ago Dr. Tucker, presi -
dent of the Anti-Saloon Leagne, of
Harrisburg, addressed a meeting in
West Newton that packed the largest
hall to the doors and an overflow meet-ing
was held in another place. Dr.
Tucker’s sympathies have been enlisted
in the defense of the local option law,
and his representatives are on the look
out for the presentation of the bill at
Harrisbnrg. As soon as it is introduced
the fact will be announced in West
Newton and a carload of substantial
business and professional men of the
town with some 60(J W. C. T. U. work
@rs, will leave at once to lobby against
the passage of the repeal. W. F. Cum-mings,
a merchant, has this to say:
“There is no better or busier little
town in Pennsylvania than West New-ton,
and we have not had a saloon for
35 years. The best people of the town
don’t want any saloons and they pro-pose
to fight tbe repeal of the local
option law to the end. The bankers,
doctore. manufacturers, lawyers, our
leading merchants and many others are
with us in this fight, and nothing but
the manipulation of political wires will
ever open the doors of this quiet town
to the liquor traffic. We have speak-easies,
I am sorry to say, but the saloon
will not help that any. A committee
of business men intend to go to Harris-burg
at the proper time, and work day
and night against the passage of the
bill.”
DEATHS 0E THE WEEK.
The Grim Reaper’s Work in This Place
and Viclnltv.
Denver Patterson, older son of Mr.
and Mrs. David Patterson, of this place,
whose illness of appendicitis was noted
in these columns last week, died at the
Greenshurg hospital Friday last, aged
22 years. The body was brought here
and buried in the cemetery Sunday af-ternoon
from his late North Diamond
street home. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. S. G. Yahn, of the
Church of God, in which yonng Mr.
Patterson was converted eight yerrs ago.
Isaac Myers, the father of Mrs. H.
Goldstone, of this place, died on Jan-uary
8th at his Los Angeles, California,
home, aged 75 years. It is likely that
Mr. Goldstone will have to go out to
assist the executors in the settlement of
the estate.
New Ministerial Officers.
At the annual meeting of the Mount
Pleasant Ministerial Association, held
in the First Baptist church Tuesday, the
following officers were elected. Presi-dent,
Rev. C. W. Haines; vice president.
Rev. Lawrence Keister, D. D.; secre-tary,
Rev. S. G. Yahn. It was decided
to hold a men's meeting in the Grand
Opera House Sabbath afternoon next at
2:30, to be conducted by Rev. J. B.
Clure, of Greenshurg.
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THK MOUNT PIiKABANT JOURNAL, FillDAT, .TAN ITAUY HO, l»08.
NARROW
ESCAPE.
Robert Hurst, the Southwest
Railroad Agent at Young-wood,
Almost Asphyx-iated
by Natural Gas.
HIS BROTHER RALPH'S LUCKY RETIIRH,
Robert Hnret, oldest son of Mrs. Eliz-abeth
Hurst, of this place, and the
Southwest railroad a^ent at Young
wood, came within an ace of being
asphyxiated one night last week at a
private house on North Maple avenue,
Greensbnrg, where he and his brother,
County Detective Ralph Hurst, room
together.
It seems that Robert had come In first
and retired after shutting off the natu
ral gas from the room stove. A leak in
the pipe allowed the gas to escape and
when Ralph went to tnrn in he found
the room full of gas and his brother un-conscious,
from which condition it re-quired
no little effort after Ralph had
thrown up the windows. Hot) was,
however, able to be on duty the next
day.
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IV.—Tree Blossoms Through
Wthe Woods. HEN Spring is here, yon
know it; you feel it. The
willow boughs have long
been tinted with the ris-ing
sap. and there arc muffled croaks
In the shallow depths of the wayside
pools which arc offshoots of the swamp
land.
Tile first of all the trees to bloom Is
the red or swamp maple. In March the
younger branch tips are a rich dark
bllng itself about its leaves. The flow
ers have six petals and three sepals,
but the whole is arranged In sets of
three, the three inmost petals being
the smaller. The color Is pale green
or yellow, becoming sometimes a dark
purple. The stamens are formed Into
a round head. The tree, If it were not
for Its slightly branched form, might
be considered a tall bush. Its fruit i
ripe in August and looks like the half
of a fat green banana, except that the
papaw is quite round at both ends,
i Carefully peeling away the thick green
skin, the bright but deep yellow pulp
. much softer tlmn the eatable part ol
I the banana, Is disclosed. There arc
fat black seeds liberally Interspersed
through its meat.
The sugar maple lias yellowish green
flowers, appearing at the same time at
tlie first tiny leaves, and they make the
tree look for a few days ns though a
flinty pale green veil hud been thrown
I over it to hide the nakedness of its
: branches while all of the trees nnQ
the world arouud were awaking.
The red berried elder could not long
be restrained. Its leaves have been
real flowers are grouped close together,
seeming like the yellowish green cen-ter.
Another tree which deserves a higher
place In the art designs and would
perhaps have It but for Its stiffness
and refusal to rllng freshly to Its
brandies after It Is brought from the
woods Is the redbud. Its limbs, show-ing
only here and there a first leaf, are
a beautiful gray brown color, and close
along, all over It, are sprays of flowers,
hanging tills way and that, seeming
like hunches of small sweet peas of a
purplish pink. They are very dainty
and pretty.
Far out In the woods, with its de-licious
fragrance, is the wild sweet
crab. Reside a grove of crabs one
will stand delighted at having so mnny
senses gratified at once—sight, smell
nnd. If we consider the soft noises of
the wood, sound. The fresli green of
tlie leaves Is over them, nnd mists of
exquisite blossoms, nil of Hint lovely
apple tree pink, breathe such sweet-ness
that unconsciously one draws
deep breaths while satiating the eyes.
The wild cherry now hangs on its
branches with long, drooping sprays of
lino white flowers.
The tulip tree, known also ns the
whltewood nml the poplar, takes care
of its leaves first. 1’eeullnrly shaped
they are, blunt at tlie end, with two
sharp lobes on either side nnd without
a single Jagged edge anywhere. The
flowers are like the gay tulips of the
gardens, though rounder and of a more
shallow etip shape. They are greqn,
shaded toward the center to yellow
and then to a vivid orange. The yel
lowlsli stamen and pistils are fastened
one above tlie other (Imbricated) in a
green, conelike form In the center,
after tlie fashion of the magnolias.
There Is everywhere In May a sturdy
bush Witli dark green roundish point-ed
leaves. It is not very tall, nnd it
bears round and uneven hut flat clus-ters
of white flowers. Tills Is tlie
arrowwood. It belongs to the seat-tered
nnd varied family of tlie vibur-nums,
of which tlit? snowball of the
gardens Is a species.
Now Is the day when "the voice of
tlie turtle Is heard In the land and the
smell of the grape is sweet." If Solo-mon
had lived In a northern zone, ho
would have added "the smell of the
lindens Is sweet.” The American lin-den
or common basswood tree grows
to a fair height, though never very
tall. Its wood, being white nnd firm,
Is used for cabinet making. At the
end of May, sheltered by Its stem
growing iqion the long, protecting leaf-red,
and many of the flowers are of the hurrying and struggling to break out
same hue, though on some trees they an*l are half grown. The flowers can
are a dull yellow with a suspicion of lonSer wnlt and bu,Bt int0 bloom
that same red. They are like the elder of the midsum-mer,
except that they are smaller.
time of the hepntlcas, Is the spice bush, ' flower8 nre pne,j up toward a cone In
pr allspice. Its canary colored flowers
are clustered close to Its grayish brown
barked stem, but the leaves are tao
alow to keep up with the blooms nnd
are yet to appear.
A few days later the dark, bare
branches of a small and slender tree
show bunches of small, soft leaves
Wild Cherry.
let, is a small cluster of very small
cream colored flowers. Later in the
year the long leaf becomes brown and
still clings to the stamen of the plus
ter of fruit, tiny brown nuts, each on
# a small separate stem joined to the
Perhaps the next tq bloom, about the; i,nr(jjer nn(j stouter. The creamy white) common stem. The leaves In general
are large, heart shaped at the bottom,
pointed at the top. the edges being
toothed.
The staghorn sumac is plentiful nnd
well known everywhere, with its
fuzzy, yellow green stems and flowers
massed in a thick nnd substantial
dark red form at the top of the small
tree. In autumn its red leaves supply
the richest color In the land.
Every tree blooms each year exactly
ns does each flower, wishing to perpet-uate
Its kind. Only those trees which
have colored blooms have been herein
referred to, but there are also the wil-lows.
with their pussies and various
arrangements; the birches, with their
catkins; the oaks, the ash and others
whose blooms do not obtrude and im-press
themselves upon the casual ob-server.
[Copyright. 1902, b<v Lewis D. Sampson.]
stead of being flat, as nre those of the
midsummer, and their berries, which
come early, are red, never black.
Near the end of April and early in
May a number of conspicuously bloom
lng trees adorn themselves. The land
scape shows the young lambs playing
on the tender green grass of the fields,
but on toward the houses are masses
and bouquets of pink nnd white, and
on the side of the hill above the lav
ender black of tree trunks and
branches are seen the soft pinks and
yellow greens of the young leaves in-terspersed
with masses of pure white.
There are the thorns, nnd a great
family there is of them too. More of
the members find a home in the south
than in the north. At this season
though, tlie white thorn, or scarlet
fruited thorn, is in its glory. AH re-semble
more or less tliat member of
the family known ns the hawthorn, i WATED:—Money for good mortgages,
their English relative, though the haw- BtJmB of *3,500, *5,000, *7,500 and
thorn lias pretty pink flowers which _ y , T . ,
are Inclined to be double, while our on first-class business and resi
American trees lean to white. dential, East End, Pittsbnrg, property.
The scarlet fruited thorn will grow Careful appraisement of values,
to be a tree twenty feet high, though It Promptjattention to interest when due.
is more often a good deal smaller. It Money loaned for principals only,
has fine, big thorns over It, particular- Thirty-two years experience in this
ly upon I's trunk. There h^woe for^hlm |j,ne. guaranteed reference as to busi
ness standing. Lock Box 205, Pitts
bnrg, Pa. 1 30 3t
Wild Sweet Crab.
with a white something about them.
It Is April, and there is not a tree
which can yet show leaves in great
numbers. Indeed, these seem as if
they might be groups of leaf coverings
which have stood up through the win-ter
waiting to dispose of themselves to
make room for the young leaves. On a
nearer approach we can see that they
are really elongated, drooping clusters
of pure white and thin flowers. Now,
over on the sunny crest of the slope a
tree of the same species allures us. It
Is farther out and looks like a belated
Bnowdrlft against the blue sky. The
tree Is very graceful nnd decorative.
Later, In June or In July, all of these
blooms will become delicious berries,
to the delight principally of the birds
unless the trees are near n human's
home, for they are the service berries,
perhaps as frequently called service
, berries.
The common papaw, or northern ba-hnuf-
pna to bloom before trou-who
would climb to reach fruit or flow-ers,
for they nre healthy thorns several
inches long. The flowers are small,
something like cherry blossoms. The
fruit, small, bright red and shaped like
a miniature apple, Is onlr nn Inch In
diameter. In September fids fruit red-dens
the tree or falls thickly to the
ground, for the crop never seems to
fail.
There Is the scarlet haw, whose fruit
is much larger and much better eating.
The dotted fruited haw is rarer, but is
found in both north and south. Tlie
cockspur thorn blooms In early June.
To see a thorn Is to remember its slen-derness
of branch and Its thominess,
which protects it from being broken or
devoured by hungry animals.
The flowering dogwood opens its
flowers before its leaves nre well
grown. It is more familiar to mnny on
account of Its decoratlveneso. Its
white flowers look like four large
white petals around a yellowish green
center, but the same white petals are
nothing but leaflets, changed from
green to white, which were so eager to
puBh themselves out and Imitate the
petals that they thrust even the little
HOARSENESS—Take Ozoline. It,
cures all throat troubles. M. A. Bowman
Rain anti sweat
have no effect on
harness treated
with Eureka Har-ness
Oil. It re-sists
the damp,
keeps the leath-er
soft and pli-able.
Stitches
do not break, v
No rough sur- \
face to chafe
and cut. The
harness not
I only keeps
looking like
I new, but
wears twice
| as longby the i
I use of Eureka
Harness Oil.
Sold
everywhere
in cans—
all sizes.
Made by
Standard Oil
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Fixtures tor Sale. Fixtures tor Sale.
All Discount Sales are Overshadowed by the Mag-nitude
of our Great
Closing Out Sale
To Quit Business !
As we stated at the beginning of our present great sale,
Ours is not a Discount Sale nor a Celebration Sale,
but a Bona Fide Closing out Sale to Quit Busi-ness,
from the fact that we are leaving town.
Our store room is already rented and we are com-pelled
to vacate on or about March 1st, and rather than
move our present stock we have decided to sacrifice our en-tire
stock, and the proof of it is here in black and white. The
tremendous crowds we have been drawing attest to the genu-ineness
of our bargains. We challenge any and all competi-tors
to match our values. These prices must and will con-tinue
to draw crowds:
Men’s Suits,
$2.25
4 50
4 25
6 75
7 50
9 50
sepals out of the way and placed them l Company
as brownish spines on their tips. The* fc.,
$5 Suits,
selling out price,
$8 Suits,
selling out price,
$io Suits,
selling out price.
$15 Suits,
selling out price,
$18 Suits,
selling out price,
$20 Suits,
selling out price
Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Over-coats
at accordingly sacrificing prices.
Young Men’s Suits.
35c Boys’ Knee Pants, IQr'
selling out price
Heavy Corduroy Knee Pants, Aflry
selling out price
$5 Suits, eo or
selling out price,
$8 Suits, M qn
selling out price, "t UU
$10 and $12 Suits, C Cfl
selling out price, U UU
Men’s Pants.
$2.50 Men’s Worsted Pants, ffl AC
selling out price, 'pi dtlJ
$2.25 Corduroy Pants,
selling out price,
$3 Men’s Worsted Pants,
selling out price,
$4 Men’s Worsted Pants,
selling out price,
$5 and $5.50 Worsted Pants,
selling out price,
75c Jean Pants,
selling out price,
$3 Linen Corduroy Pants,
every pair guaranteed,
selling out price,
Men’s and Boys’ furnishings.
4-ply linen collars for men or boys,
regular i5c kind, Qp
selling out price Uv
Rubber collars for men or boys, reg-ular
25c kind,
selling out price
30c Men’s dress suspenders,
selling out price
5oc Men’s dress suspenders.
selling out price
Fine dress half hose, 15c kind
selling out price
Fine dress half hose, 20c kind
selling out puce
Men soft or stiff bosom dress shirts,
5o and 70c kind
selling out price
65c fleece lined underwear,
selling out price,
$1.00 wool underwear,
selling out price,
$1.25 wool underwear,
selling out price,
$1.75 men’s very fine all wool
worsted underwear,
selling out price,
ioc red or blue Handkerchiefs
selling out price,
25c heavy all wool Hose,
selling out price,
50c Sweaters,
selling out price,
$ 1.00 all wool Sweaters,
selling out price,
$1.50, $1.75, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50
Sweaters at accordingly sacrificing
prices.
Men’s or Boys’ Shoes.
Men’s Satin Calf Shoes of $1 50 dji |||?
value, selling out price vl UU
Men’s finest grade Calf Shoes, $2.50 | gQ
and $3 kind, selling ont price
men’s shoes of $3 50, $4 and
$4 50 value, selling out price
The above lines consisting of hand welt
and hand sewed, box calf, patent leathers,
vici kids or velour calf.
The space being too small to enumerate all the Money-
Saving Items we have for you, therefore, we invite you to
call in person. A call at our store will convince you.
KOBACKER’S
Clothing, Gents’ Furnishing and Shoe House,
Main street, - MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Fixtures for Sale. Fixtures for
,
THR MOUNT PliRASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1003.
LOCAL
OPTION.
State Anti-Saloon League Will
Work Hard to Get a Bill
Through this Session
of the Legislature.
KILL ALSO OPPOSE ILL SUCH REPEALS,
Harrisburg advices are that the State
Anti Saloon League will make a strong
effort at the present Legislative session
in behalf of local option and to prevent
the repeal of the local prohibitory priv-ileges
in Armstrong, Alegheny, West-moreland,
Fayette and other coun-ties.
The general local option bill, which
will likely be introduced this week,
provides that when 40 per cent, of the
voters of a city, borough or township
petition the court for an election on the
subject of “saloons or no saloons,” the
court shall order that there be printed
on the official ballot at the bottom of the
lists of candidates “license to sell intox-icating
liquor” followed by the words
“for license" and “against license” with
a square opposite either of these sen-tences
for the voter to mark his convic-tion.
If a majority vote against grant-ing
license, then neither the court nor
any other person can grant license.
As Judged From the Past Week's
Trade Reports
WHEN CAREFULLY COMPILED
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READ-ERS
OF THE JOURNAL
There are Heavy Transactions in Mer-chandise
Reported, hut it is the Same
old Story of the Snail-Like Movement
pf Freight for Which the Railroads
Have Been Roasted for Many Months
Although That was About all the Qood
it Did.
Heavy transactions in merchandise
are reported, but there is much com-plaint
regarding the slow movement of
freight. Notwithstanding the exten-sive
increase in transportation facilities
during the past year some roads have
been compelled to decline consignments,
and in many cases where a large num-ber
of cars were desired only one was
provided. Earnings thus far available
for January surpass last year’s by 5 per
cent. |
In every section of the country, des-pite
high prices, buving is liberal and ;
of the better qualities of goods, while j
dealings are on more of a cash basis.
Although fortunate sections are receiv
ing a better supply of fuel, the situation
is still serious, and many pig iron fur-naces
have been added to the idle list.
As producers have sold their capacity
for some time, there is little new busi
ness and no interest on the part of
sellers to secure contracts. Hence
prices of pig iron are steady and new
transactions light.
Requirements are pressing in railway
equipment, both structural and rolling
stock, and it is stated that orders have
been placed for as many tons of steel
Finds Way to Live Long.
The startling announcement of a dis-covery
that will surely lengthen life is
made by editor O. H. Downey, of Chu-rubusco,
Ind. “I wish to state,” he
writes, “that Dr. King’s New Discovery
for Consumption is the most infallible
remedy that I have ever known for
Coughs, Colds and Grip. It’s invalua-ble
to people with weak lungs. Hav
ing this wonderful medicine no one
need dread pnonmonia or consumption.
Its relief is instant and cure certain.”
H. F. Barkley guarantees every 50c and
11 bottle, and giveB trial bottles free.
Stops the Whoop — Cures the Cough.
Stewart’s Whooping Cough
Remedy never fails to
give immediate relief,
M. A. Bowman. OIL d 12 tf
Foil SALE:—An almost new 12 expos-ure
magazine camera. Inquire at this
office. 13 10 tf
OZO COUGH SYRUP is good to cure
coughs. Enough for any cough 25
cents. M. A. Bowman.
Pure Cod Liver Oil
is one of the best, if not the very
best remedy, for loss of flesh ami
vitality. Our Norwegian Cod
rails as were produced in the full year Liver Oil at 50c per bottle is ex
of 1902. i cellent.
Steel for buildings, bridges and ships j For those who cannot take the
finds a ready market and implement' ()jj jn its natural state we have a
makers are becoming more active. New j fup line Qf Emulsions including
orders for merchant steel are light, but such well known brands as
old contracts are still numerous. j Scott’s, Phillips', etc.
Failures for the week numbered 985, Anything one expects to find
la8t| in a complete stock of Drugs and
Medicines is here.
M. A. BOWMAN,
West Main st., Mutual ’phone 56.
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
285 j
in the United States, against 801
year, and 27 in Canada, compared with
28 a year ago.
UllAIN. FLOOU AND FEED—WHOI.ESAI.B.
Wheat., per bu J®
Oats, por bu.
Corn, nor bu —•
Corn Meal, per bbl.. bolted a to
Flour, patent, por bbl -
Chopped foed(corn and oats)per ton 26 00
Bran, per ton
Middlings per ton - 21 00
Mill Feed, per ton. 22 50
Hay, baled, per ton 16 00
Hay. loose, per ton . 16 Oo
GROCERIES AND PRODUCE—RETAIL.
Breakfast Bacon, per lb
Brooms
Buckets
Buckwheat flour, per sack
Butter, per lb
Candles, per lb
Carbon oil, per gal -
Cheese, per lb
Chickens -
Coffee, per lb
Dried Apples, per lb
Dried Beef, percan
Eggs, pordoz
Ham, per lb
Lard per lb *
Maple Molasses, per gal
New Orleans Molasses, per gal..
Potatoes, per bu..
Rice, per lb
Rolled Oats. 2 lb packages
Salt, per bbl
Balt, per sack
Balt Fish, per pall ,
8moked side bacon, per lb
8alt side, per lb
Boap, per cake
Starch, per lb
Sugar, jper 16 1b
Sweet Potatoes, per lb
Tea per lb
18
25@35
15<3tf0
35
33
12V4
10@12
16
35@40
13035
11
28
33
20
15
95
40060
1 30
10
12
1 25
305
65
16
16
5
5
1 00
2
35050
New Century Comfort.
Millions are daily finding a world of
comfort in Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It
kills pain from Burns, Scalds, Cuts,
Bruises; conquers Ulcers and Fever
Sores; cures Eruptions, Salt Rheum,
Boils and Felons; removes Corns and
Warts. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
25c at H. F. Barkley’s drug store. 2 16 30
SORE MOUTH—There is nothing so
good as Ozoline. It never fails to cure.
M. A. Bowman.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
N. A. OORT. ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office adjoining Eagle street residence,
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
RABE F. MARSH,
ATTOIINEY-AT-LAW.
40 Bank & Trust Building, Greensburg
First National Bank Building. Mount Pleas-ant.
Pa.. Tuesday and Wednesday of each
week.
EUGENE WARDEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
208 Main street, Greensburg.
Braddock Block, Mount Pleasant.
GREGG & POTTS.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Barclay Building, Greensburg.
\K7 A. KALP, vv • Real Estate and Insurance
Agency. 833 East Main street.
S. C. Stevenson,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE,
457 MAIN ST.. MOUNT PLEASANT.
L. S. RHOADES,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4 NOTARY PUBLIC.
All kinds of legal capers prepared and exe
cuted. Collecting a specialty.
Office 1109 Main Street. Mount Pleasant
iT NATIONAL
OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Capital Stock $100,000
OFFICERS:
H. W. Stoner, J. D. Ilitchman.
President. Cashier.
G. W. Stoner, Vice President
DIRECTORS.
J. 8. Hitchman, J. I). Hitchman,
H. W. Stoner, Win. B. Neel,
J. O. Crownover, Jos. R. Stauffer.
S N. Warden, Dr. J. II. Clark.
C. W. Stoner.
Particular attention given to collections, and
proceeds promptly settled.
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Capital Stock,
Surplus Fund,
150,000.00.
$40,000.00.
OFFICERS.
J. S. Hitchman, President.
J, L. Ruth, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
J. McD. Bryce, John Husband.
J. L. Rut h. O. P. Shupe.
J. A. Warden, J. S. Hltenman.
J. O. Crownover, J. L. Myers.
Jno. M. Stauffer.
Rumbaugh & Dillon
619 Main Street.
WHY DO THE BEST DRESSED
MEN DEAL HERE?
The best dressed men throughout this locality are men who deal with us. The
reasons they deal with us, and the reasons they are the best dressed men are of
considerable importance toevery clothing buyer. This is one of the reasons “why.'’
Here is Reason No. 6.
Every man with social
aspirations must own a
Dress Suit--and a Tuxedo
Coat for less formal occa-sions.
Of course no man here-abouts
would think of buy-ing
a Full Dress Suit or
1 uxedo anywhere but from
this store. And for this
very simple reason--no
other store can assure the
easy, graceful fit so essen-tial
in garments meant for
social functions.
Our Full Dress garments are from Schloss Tms UBU Q" GARWEIIT--
Bros. & Co., of Baltimore, makers of the
“Best Clothing in the World.”
All their clothing bears this label®^^ Guarantees Superiority.
RUMBAUGH & DILLON,
High-grade Clothing and Furnishings for Gentlemen and Boys.
Zimmerman Block, Main street, Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Bookkeeping.
Classes in this and other subjects will be or-ganized
at the opening of our second term.
Pyrography.
The art department is active in this popular
subject just now. Everybody wants some “burnt
wood work” for home decoration or for presents.
Pyrography can be learned in a short time at
little cost.
Choral Classes.
Children’s Class at 10.00 a. m. Saturday.
Advanced Class at 10:30 a. m. Saturday.
A young ladies' class will be organized at the
opening of the second term to meet Wednesday
afternoons at 3:30
The above work and much more at the
Mount Pleasant Institute.
Spring Term Opens Mar. 25.
H. C. DIXON,
Principal.
Excelsior
Bakery.
Bread and
Cakes,
wnoiesaie and Retail.
C. A. ORAL!, Prop’r
HcCORMICK HARVESTING HACHINERY.
We handle'not only all the McCormick Harvesting Ma-chinery
but also Wagons, Carriages, Surreys, Buggies,
Harness, Blankets, Robes, Whips, etc., all of the very
best and at lowest prices. Call and examine.
J. J. HITCHnAN,
East Main street Mount Pleasant,
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THE MOUNT PLKA8ANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903.
fthcSttountflleaaantJournal
JOHN L. BIUBLIJS. PUBLISHER.
Mount Pleasant is situated In the hei.il of
the Ureut Oonnellsvllle (Joke Iteuton. Inis 11
population of over 15,000; while, withoflk'Oh
surrounding within a radius of three miles
the postoffice distribution is 1H.00O. A new 24-
pot tableware glass factory, the lines; In Ibis
country and employing over 400 hands. Is In
successful dally operation.
SUBSCRIPTION *1.150 per year, payable in
advance.
ADVERTISING RATES will be furnished
on application.
JOB PRINTING of every kind with the
best workmanship and best material.
FRIDAY. January 30. 1003.
OUR HOSPITAL APPROPRIATION.
In the recommendations of the State
Board of Charities to the Legislature
the Mount Pleasant Hospital is set down
for $5,500, while the board thinks
large number of persons engaged in
callings surrounded with more or less
danger.
The deaths are classified as follows:
On railroads. 188; iu miues, 78; on street
railways. 4; explosions, 7; burns, 15;
drowning, 20; shooting self defense, 1;
suicides, 14; murders, 13: sadden deaths
from various natural causes, 58
The Oorouer, who had considerable
trouble in getting proper reports from
undertakers and others having charge
of bodies where death was sudden or
violent, sensibly suggests that all snch
cases should he investigated in order to
avoid making serious mistakes; while
physicians should be certain of their
right to grant a death certificate before
they do so.
There is fond for reflection in the
statement that of the twelve murderers
nine escaped, six being known nnd
three unknown, and we heartily com-mend
the Coroner’s snggesi ion thatdur-i
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Greensburg should have $12,000. Con
nellsville 21,800 and Uniontown, $20,000.
Of course, the board's action doesn’t set
tie the amount of the appropriations
that will be made, but it will have its
weight, although no one acquainted
with the situation will question its un-fairness
to the charitable people of
Mount Pleasant.
Maunt Pleasant is the center of a pop-ulation,
largely mining, greater than
any of the other towns named.* The
borough limits do not show this, but
the patronage of the local postofliee,
with po8toffice8 completely surrounding
with an average radius of scarcely two
miles, makes good the claim as it is now
over 15,000.
The need of a local hospital has long
been apparent and we feel sure that a i
visit from an investigating committee
will result in the Legislature greatly
increasing the sum recommended by the : been heard from through the presenta-ing
1903 the proper authorities offer a
standing reward of sufficient amount to
iustify a little risk or loss of time by
constable or any one else for the appre
hension of any one guilty of any unlaw-ful
killing, and see if this would offer a
solution of the problem.
Pleased With Deal.
Scottdale Observer.
“The Observer’’ is pleased over the
sale of the Scottdale electric light plant
for two reasons. One is that electric
lights may be had at any hour or minute,
day or night. The second is that any
small factory wishing to start in town
can get electric power needed direct
from the electric wire system now
strung all through our ’burg.
“As«ie” is Good.
Pittsburg Times.
After a long silence Aguinaldo has
State Board of Charities.
BE FAIR TO ••CAPPV."
West Newton citizens who are oppos-ed
to the proposed repeal of their local
option law are already up in arms
•against Hon. W. F. Morrison, of this
place, because the bill has been given
him to present, but our cold water
friends from good old Robbstown are a
trifle hasty in thus condmning before
the defendant has been heard.
In accepting the measure for presen
tation Mr. Morrison simply acted cour-teously
toward people who are his con-stituents
and who have the right to ex-pect
such treatment at his hands. Rep-resentatives
frequently present bills
whose passage they afterwards oppose.
In this instance Mr. Morrison took
the bill, saying he would place it before
the House at the proper time and be
guided by the wishes of the majority of
the citizens of West Newton. He took
the same ground while seeking both
nomination and election. It wag the
sensible view to take of the question
and we trust that the good cold water
people of West Newton
fair to “our Cappy.”
CORONER'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The report of Dr. Charles A. Wynn,
Coroner of this county, for last year
Lehows that 883 deaths came under his j announces that sessions will he held on
arisdiction and of that number heern
neled a jury in only 56 eases. This is
Saturday. This is proper. Other people
have to work on Saturday and there is
THE i-2 PRICE
FOR ALL WINTER CLOTHING STILL CONTINUES.
ALL THINGS FOR ALL MEN.
In this line of Winter Clothing every age from the “first pants” upward
can be appropriately suited from the big stock of
Winter Clothing for Men and Coys
at Just 1=2 the Price.
We clothe the body with comfort and the mind with satisfaction.
CvPyfiJGHT
Blowing Considerable
yfipS about goods and the extraordinary
—cut in price on
fill men's Furnlslilniis.
^ Feel that they are deserving of as
many blasts as we can give them if
su
good quality is the essence of true
value. These Men’s Furnishings
are all essence. Prices touch the
pocketbook lightly. Seasonable goods
at next to nothing prices—1/3 and %
the regular price.
See that you are well equipped for your expedition through the mud
and rain this winter. Our
WATER-PROOF SHOES,
made of water and wear-resisting leather, defy the damp. All sizes and
styles for men, women and children.
Small Prices Excellent Y/alue.
mm
>1±EJ±F
Copyright
H.Goldstone,
CLOTHING, SHOES and FURNISHINGS.
Mount Pleasant’s Largest Men’s Outfitting Store. Cor. Main and Church sts.
Dealers in General Merchandise.
4 5 Department Stores 45.
tion to Congress of a fiscal plan, submit
ted by him to Secretary Root, for the
relief of the Filipinos. Secretary Root
says that Aguinaldo is doing all in his
power to aid the Americans, a fact
which will undoubtedly be set down to
his credit by the latter.
The Old Man's Busy.
Somerset Democrat
Senator Quay is having a strenuous
winter for an old man.and between his
troubles over the omnibus statehood
bill, in Washington, and those over
political conditions in Pennsylvania,
he is likely to be overworked.
If the Bill is Bi^ht.
Oonnellsvllle Courier.
The politicians and public officers of
Westmoreland county should quit fuss-ing
and build that court house. The
county needs it and can afford to pay
the bill.
The Sin of Checkers.
Pittsburg Leader.
Down in Jersey a ministerial associa-tion
is arguing the question whether or
not it is a sin to play checkers. It is.
Next to “Pussy Wants a Corner” it is
will at least be 1 the most inquitous of pastimes.
No Reason at All.
Uniontown News Standard.
In order to make Bure that the Legisla-ture
will clear up its docks and be ready
to adjourn by April 10, Speaker Walton
Sell Everything.
We have some very desirable bargains to offer in
all our departments, and would like to see you, if you
need anything, or if you think you are notin need of any-thing;
come in anyway and look at us—you may find
something you want and did not know it. Come and
see our stores—you will feel benefitted at least by your
visit, just by having seen what we are doing, what
great, progressive mercantile establishments we are
conducting, and how much good we are doing for the
general public by keeping down prices and keeping up
quality. We are leaders in our business; we never
follow. The other fellow gets his cue.from us, and we
keep them all moving. We are the competition you
have heard so much about, “The Life of Trade.’’
Now we are going to close out a lot goods in our
Dry Goods departments, Dress Goods departments,
Ladies’ Tailoring departments, Fancy Goods depart-ments,
All Woolen Goods departments, Men's Clothing
departments, Overcoats in particular, Shoe depart-ments—
we are right at home in this line. You will
never have your shoes exactly right until you buy
them from us. Our Men’s Cap departments have some-thing
particularly attractive to show you.
Our Furniture and Carpet departments are not the
least by any means—in fact, there are few as good.
Our Grocery and Provision departments are be-yond
comparison. Our goods are always fresh and
the best. Have you never been told so by one of our
customers? If not, please ask them; we are sure they
will tell you that we are the best people for the cus-tomer
in the business.
We dress our own fresh meats and have nicely
equipped markets connected with all our stores.
UNION SUPPLY COMPANY.
a high mortality considering the \ no reason why lawmakers shouldn't.
START
NEW YEAR
RIGHT.
You cannot do this better
than by looking to your feet and
seeing that they are supplied
with the best shoes on the mar-ket.
There are none better than
these world famous lines of ours:
For Hen,
Walkover and Stetson.
For Women,
The Sorosis.
For Boys,
The School Boy’s Pride.
For Misses,
The flaloney Bros.
W. A. PYNE,
711 ITain street,
Mount Pleasant, = Pa.
THIS MOUNT PI/KAHANT JOURNAL, FRIDA’S, JANUARY 30, U>«i3.
HAPPENINGS AT HOME
For the Past Week Briefly Men-tioned.
LITTLE TALK OF THE TOWN
THAT WILL BOTH INTEREST AND
ENTERTAIN.
A Department in Which the Local Edltoi
Holds High Carnival and Works off hie
Surplus Energy In Condensations
That Deal Solely with Matters Relating
to Mount Pleasant
The public schools at Spring Garden
were closed yesterday for two weeks on
account of smallpox.
The Principals’ Round Table, of
which Prof. Miller, of this place, is
president, will meet at Greensburg to-morrow.
J, G. Thompson, of this place, carried
off first honors at Tuesday's rifle shoot
at Latrobe, winning the third of the
prize hog.
Charles F. Arnold, of this place, and
Millie Williams, of Uniontown, took
out a marriage license at the latter
place Tuesday.
David Coldsmith, of this place, in-tends
setting out seven acres of the Ez.
Gross farm near Greensburg in horse-radish
this spring.
Rev. McClure will preach at the Re
Union Presbyterian church Sunday
morning, F.ev. Lyle changing off to the
First Baptist pulpit.
The pastor, Rev. Moore, is conducting
a series of successful revival meetings
in the A. M. E. Zion church. There
have been 14 conversions.
James Brothers, late with the More-wood
clerical force, has been promoted
to the management of the Union Sup-ply
Company’s Mutual store.
Hon. W. F. Morrison, of this place,
has been appointed secretary of the
Ways and Means Committee of the
House, of which he is a member.
The up-to date local teachers have or-ganized
a reading circle and will hold
semi-monthly meetings, studying the
latest educational works aB well as other
good literature.
Gertrude, a little daughter of Robert
Wallace, of Eagle street, had her left
leg badly broken near the ankle Satur-day
afternoon while coasting on East
Washington Btreet
J. W. Swartz, the wall paper and
paint man, moved back into his hand-some
new Main street block Saturday,
his daughter, Miss Mary, the millinery,
again occupying the second story.
Burglars ransacked Andrew Neider’s
East End residence Sunday night while
the family was absent at church, tear
ing up even the carpets in a vain search
for money. So far as known, nothing
was taken.
Readers of THE JOURNAL who wish
to take a whirl at the Pittsburg “Lead-er's”
50 cent election guessing contest
for prizes aggregating $1,000 will find
the necessary coupon in another column
of this issue.
Dr. B. M. Loar feels very keenly the
loss of a fine turkey which strayed away
from his College avenue coop last
Thursday. “Mel" is still in hope that
the fowl fell into honest hands and will
be returned to him.
The renomination of W. R. Myers, of
Laurelville, for supervisor, is reported
as very pleasing to the Mount Pleasant
township unterrified. He received the
largest vote at his party’s primary elec
tion on Saturday last.
At the men’s meeting to be held in
the Grand Opera House Sunday after
noon at 2:30 Rev. James B. McClnre,
the Greensburg evangelist, who will be
in charge, will give some 75 stereopticon
views of the life of Christ.
The State Board of Charities has rec-ommended
that the Legislature appro-priate
$5,500 for the local hospital. The
management, however, has had a bill
' introduced asking for $25,0000 and will
do all in its power to get it through.
Max Gorman, the Ludwick Hebrew
whom Joe Schultz, of this place, had
arrested last week on a charge of em-bezzlement,
settled the case by return-ing
the amount in dispute and paying
the costs of the case to Justice McWill-iams.
Mr. and Mrs. David Patterson desire
to thus express their deep sense of grat
itude for the many kindnesses shown
them by the Greensburg hospital people
as well as neighbors and friends during
the illneBS and following the death of
their son Denver.
Lnpton Frantz, who tried to commit
suicide at Johnstown recently upon his
release from the penitentiary where he
served two years for having stabbed ex-
Cbief of Police Witt, of this place, is
now around his old Scottdale haunts,
none the worse of his self-inflicted
wounds.
The will of the late Miss Harriet
Hitchman was probated Monday by the
executors, J. J. Hitchman, of this place,
and Roy Spencer, Esq., of Toledo, O.,
who will receive the residue of the es
tate after paying O. P. Shupe $500, the
First Reformed church $100 and the St.
Clair Cemetery Association, of Greens-burg,
$200,
GROVER SEEMS
TO GROW YOUNG
Former President Talks of Mor-gan
and Frick to Pittsburger.
HALE AND HEARTY MAN
Joseph Kornblum Tells of duiet Family
Life In Colonial Princeton Home-In-terested
in Pittsburgh’s Proposed
Universities.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland may
not have visions of a third term as chief
executive of the nation, but according
to a Pittsburgher who has just returned
from a visit to the Cleveland mansion
in Princeton, Grover is in better health
than he has been foryears, and actually
seems to be getting younger Instead of
older.
Joseph Kornblum, the optician who
attended to Mr. Cleveland's eyes when
he was in the White House, was recent-ly
summoned to the plain old colonial
homestead at Princeton, where the ex-president
is living in quiet.
Mr. Kornblum tells his friends that
the sage of Buzzards Bay has one of the
happiest homes in America. He lives
in a modest, old fashioned house, sur-rounded
by large grounds, in the little
town, which hardly numbers 1,500 in-habitants,
when the college is closed.
When Mr. Kornblum stepped upon
the porch of the Cleveland mansion
Tuesday afternoon his eyes were greeted
by the sign, “Bell broken; knock at the
door.” Mr. Cleveland waB at home, as
he is to all callers at Princeton, and the
three children were playing about the
house. Dick is a wiry little 4 year-old,
fvrll of health and spirits.
As for the girls—well, the time is not
so far distant now, when the eldest,
Ruth, will make her debut in society.
She is a tall, handsome girl, 13 years
old, and already reaches above the
shoulder of her father. Esther is only
a few years behind.
Mr. Cleveland was much interested in
the Gazette’s exclusive story of the uni-versity
which H. C Frick proposes to
give Pittsburgh. "What are yon going
to do with all these good things in
Pittsburgh?” asked the ex president.
Speaking of Pierpont Morgan, Mr.
Cleveland said:
“] know Mr. Morgan very well. ' He
is a much better man than the general
public seems to believe. He is a phil-anthropist
and a charitable man.”
“Mr. Cleveland looked 10 years young-er
than he did two years ago.” Mr.
Kornblum said. “He is not so stout and
his activity is remarkable.”
The optician said the ex-president’s
eyes would be in better condition if he
exercised more, and recommended walk
ing, but Mr. Cleveland said he was not
fond of walking, “except.” he added,
“when I am out hunting; then I can
outwalk them all.” He said he had
planned to start on a hunting trip on
December 12.
Will remove our Pittsburg establish-ment
to the Arrott Building, Wood
street and 4th avenue, February 9th next.
FOR SALE:—A 7-roomed house and
good lot with stable on Washington
street, between College avenue and Dia
mond street. Inquire of William Price,
No. 416 Smithfield street, Mount
Pleasant. It
NOTICE:—Frank Gratchec, of Besse-mer,
has postponed the drawing for his
horse, buggy and harness from January
28 to February 28. It
WANTED:—A stout boy, about 16
years of age, to learn the carriage black-smith
trade. Apply at once to Galley
Bros., Mount Pleasant. 1 30 2
REWARD:—The finder of the lost
pocketbook, belonging to the Singer
Manufacturing Co. and containing
some $20 and valuable papers, will, upon
returning the same to the company’s
agent, F. M. Sargent, Church street,
Mount Pleasant, be allowed to retain
not only the money hut will be given a
liberal reward besides. , 1 80 tf
FOR RENT:—Seventy acre farm in
Mount Pleasant township, Westmore-land
county. Inquire of C. J. Rose,
Greensburg, Pa. 1 30 4t
WANTED:—Salesmen to sell oils,
greases, paints and compound. Salary
or commission. Fairfax Refining Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio. 23 2
Almost everybody knows what “King
B” is—Tinstman has it. 28 2 2
FOR RENT:—A furnished, lighted and
I heated room on South Church street,
j Apply at this office. 1 23 tf
AROUND AND ABOUT,
But Principally Within the |
Bounds of This County.
A FULL COLUMN OF GOOD NEWS
SECURED FROM THE PAGES OF RE-LIABLE
EXCHANGES.
WANTED:—A reliable man to take
agency for us in Mount Pleasant and
surrounding territory, liberal terms;
write us for particulars; small bond re-quired.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific
Tea Co., 206 3rd ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 2 4
There are those who say “King B” is
better than Maple. It costs less than
half.
How these Articlee Appear After They
Have been Boiled Down Into Short
Paragraphs That Speak to the Point
But Briefly of Interesting Events ;
Transpiring In the Old Star of the West [
Burglars have become so active at
Manor that the citizens have organized ,
a vigilance committee.
The East Greensburg public schools
were closed last week as a son of Will-iam
McGinnis had Bmallpox.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Frank Fuller, of Uniontown, has about j
recovered from an attack of pneumonia, j 1
Georanni Spahno, an Italian employed |
by railroad contractors near Stewart,
had his head cut off Friday by a train.
B. & O. conductors, trainmen and
yardmen have received their 10 percent, i
advance in wages that dates from Jan-uary
1.
Three hundred boys and girls are on (
strike at the McKee flint glass work3,
Jeannette, because their wageB have
been reduced. (
Hon. Cyrus E. Woods, the head of the ,
Senate Judiciary Committee, has ap-pointed
William Mitinger, of Greens- I
burg, his secretary. ,
Somerset county farmers have started .
a movement to form a company for the
purpose of making extensive tests for I
oil on their holdings.
Mackey Lyons, aged 23 years, was
caught in the machinery of a stone 1
crusher at Bellevernon Saturdny. His ,
body was ground to pulp
The Pennsylvania railroad now oper-ates
its Unity and New Alexandria (
branches by telephone, intending to ex- .
tend the system to other lines.
The 4-year old daughter of Robert
Moss, a Connellsville colored man, was
burned to death Friday by her clothes
catching fire from an open grate.
Mrs. Mary Milholland, of Monessen, J1
waB run down by a P. V. & C. passenger j i
train near Lock No. 4 Friday and in-j
stantly killed. She was 47 years of age.
Randolph Nutt, of a prominent Fay-ette
county family, is in jail at Union-town
charged with having forged a
check for$I00 on J. Stockley Elliott, of
Brownsville.
Daniel, the 18-yer old son of David W.
Shupe, a former resident of this place,
was severely hurt about the head Fri-day
evening while coasting near his
Greensburg home.
Two B. & O. freights on the Redstone
branch collided at Walker's siding Sun-day,
severely injuring J. Loseaw and
Maurice Fullerton, two brakemen, and
wrecking a number of cars.
The Star Brewing Company, of
Greensburg, capital stock $100,000 will
soon ask for a charter. The principal
owners are B. E. Levenstein, David
Hudson and Harry Alwine.
The Hogg heirs, who sued the bor-ough
of Connellsville for $25,000 dam-ages
for property taken for improve-ments,
were allowed $8,047.95. The
viewers’ award was only $4,000.
Connellsville Democrats had an ex-ceedingly
warm primary election Tues-day,
especially for Burgess, for which
William McCormick beat both George
B. Brown and Joseph McMasters.
David and William Carroll, of Scott-dale,
with Joseph, John and R. M.
Carroll, have organized the Carroll
Lumber Company with $25,000 capital
and will erect a planing mill at Union-town.
A charter has been granted the La-trobe,
Pleasant Unity and Greensburg
Street Railway Company, the line to
connect the towns named. Capt. John
B. Keenan, of Greensburg, is one of the
incorporators.
Three men broke into the Fairchance
postofflce Tuesday night, but were
driven off by H. Humphreys, who sleeps
above his store next door, before they
could blow the safe with tools dropped
when they fled.
Andrew Carnegie will present the
Lutheran church at Latrobe with a
$8,500 pipe organ, the last cent of in-debtedness
for the new $25,000 church
edifice having been paid off. The organ
is expected to arrive soon.
Fast mail train No. 7 on the Pennsyl-vania
railroad collided with a shifting
engine at the Southwest Junction,
GreenBbnrg, Saturday, smashing the
passenger engine and badly shaking up
the passengers. No one was hurt.
Widows of William Bracken, John
Rhoades, Grandon Smith and Frank
Wakefield, whose husbands were killed
last June in an explosion at the Cam-bria
Powder Company’s Seward plant,
have sued the company for $20,000 each.
Mrs. Charles Ustf\kol, wife of a coal
miner living near Crabtree, suicided
early Monday morning by shooting her-self
in the right temple with a 82 calibre
revolver. She was 27 years of age,
robnBt and it is not known what prompt-
I ed the rash act.
and find we have too much winter stock on hand and we are determined to
get rid of same regardless of costand are offering you strictly new, up-to-date
CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS
for Men, Boys and Children far below their actual cost.
Remember our stock is not five or ten years old, and by coming to onr store you are sure
of getting NEW GOODS. Read carefully the items below and bring this with you to be
convinced that we advertise nothing but the truth.
Dress Shirts Sizes 12 to 18. Our entire line of soft and stiff Dress Shirts, Gold,
Silver and International brands. All that sold for $1.50 now
at $| 00; all that sold for $1.00 now at 60c.
Men’s and Young Men’s Overcoats.
Short, Medium and Long. Lengths to suit
yourself. Every Overcoat guaranteed by
the maker.
$7.00 and $ 8.00 ones now at $5 00
9.00 and 10.00 ones now at 6 00
So on accordingly, up to the best in the
house.
Men’s and Young Men’s Suits.
The very newest, all this season’s goods.
Remember all our Suits are guaranteed by
the maker. For any unreasonable wear, a
new one free. All Suits that were sold at
$ 7.50 to $ 8 00, now at $ 4 50
9.00 to 11.00, now a t 6 00
12.00 to 14 00, now at 7 50
15.00 to 18.00, now at 10 00
Come anfl take your pick, heavy or medi-um
weight, and no remodeled prices. Strict
ly the truth.
Children’s Suits.
in medium and heavy weight. In the new
Norfolk and Vestee Suits, ages 2^ to 8 years.
Come and take your pick of any suit in the
house at One-Half Off their actual cost.
Children’s Overcoats.
Reefers, $ and extra long coats. A very
fine selection, ages 3 to 9, at Dne-Half Off.
It will pay you to convince yourself.
Men’s Waterproof Working Coats.
Blanket lined, $2.50 at $| 25
3.00 at | 50
Trousers.
the
Boys’ Double Breasted Knee Pants
Suits, 1-3 Off.
Pants made with double knee and seat.
Heavy and some medium weights, good for
all year round.
Sweet, Orr & Co. ’s Corduroy Pants,
best in the world, $4.00 grade at $2 90
Cord, pants, made by the reliable Union
houses, all that were sold at $3 now $2;
$2.50 now at $| 50: $2.00 now at | 25
Dress and Working Pants.
No room to go into details but positively
,1-3 off their actual cost.
Hats, Caps, Gloves and Handkerchiefs, all accordingly reduced. We have the goods
to back up what we say here. Everything in our store must be as represented or money
refunded. Nulf Ced. Remember the place.
PITAS. PROSS,
MEN’S
603 /V\aln Street,
AND BOYS’ OUTFITTER.
(mvillin Block.,) mount Pleasant, Pa.
m Strickler’s Store. MV
Established 1854.
What counts ? Jan. 29, 1903.
Large advertisements--or goods and prices ?
For this store-goods and prices.
Never as now at this Clearance Sale of Winter Goods.
Never did it like this year as to goods and prices.
Proof-read and then see the goods.
KID GLOVES.
One dollar black and assorted tans, lace, for . . . 68C
Dollar twenty-five blacks and all colors, lace and clasp, for 85C
LACE CURTAINS.
Broken Lots of two and three pairs each.
$1.00 Curtains for 75C
$1.35 “ “ 90C
If you need curtains in two or three pairs of a kind now
is the time to buy. No matter what quality, the price is
cut thirty, forty and in some instances fifty per cent.
LADIES’ JACKETS.
Not many left but whatever the price you buy now at One-
Half of former prices.
SHOES.
Missss’ $1.25 and $1.35 box calf and kid shoes reduced to 95C
“ 2.00 “ * “ $| 50
Men’s 3.50 box calf, best quality, “ “ 250
“ 2.50 grain bluchers . . • “ “ I 75
Every department contributes in making this the greatest clear-ance
of winter goods in this store’s history.
/Wain street and Diamond Square.
THE MOUNT PLEASANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1003.
A BOGUS
DETECTIVE
Loo Metzner, of Trafford City,
Who Arrested an Alleged
Counterfeiter, is Him-self
a Fugitive.
1 HE1
Notable Events From Janu-ary
to December.
RECORD DAY BY DAY
Startling Volcanic Upheavals In
the West Indies.
REAPER
Cicci Donate, the Italian arrested hy
"Detective" Leo Metzner, of Trafford
City, on a charge of being a member of
a counterfeiting gang in Pittsburg, was
released from jail at Greensbnrg Friday
and then went b fore Justice Hoffer
and preferred a charge of highway rob-bery
against Metzner, claiming that
Metzner relieved him of $15 in East
Pittsburg.
Metzner met him in Pittsburg while
he was inquiring the way to Linhart,
the home of his brother in law, and
promised to take him there. Instead he
took him to East Pittsburg to the lock-up.
He there met Policeman O’Brien.
Donate refused to enter a cell and broke
away. His pursuit and capture by
Metzner and Officer O'Brien formed
the basis of a sensational story told
the local authorities by Metzner
District Attorney Cunningham is
convinced that Donate is innocent of
counterfeiting and that he was the
victim of Metzner, who is still at large
but whose vanity may undo him.
President Castro
And His People
"ESS than half a dozen years ago
there appeared on the troubled
surface of things in Venezuela
a thin, dark bearded young
man with bright, restless black eyes
and a high forehead. He had come
from a little Venezuelan village some-where
on the Colombian frontier, a lit-tle
village nestling at the foot of the
snow capped Andes. He was poor, ob-scure
and without influence.
But the young man with the restless
eyes and the high forehead was a
soldier of the Napoleonic order. He
began to mix in the various revolts
which were being fomented against the
government. He found plenty of this
work to do. He displayed a remarka-ble
talent for getting men together nnd
making them win battles. Of course
thovo batik's were only skirmishes, but
army, it was sheer folly, or course,
but while Andrade was engaged In de-molishing
this little band the young
man had slipped around the corner
and by a series of forced marches
reached Caracas, which was defended
only by a handful of troops. The
young man coolly marched in, took
possession of the capital and pro-claimed
himself dictator. He has been
dictator ever since. His name is Ciprt-nno
Castro.
Such was the rise to fame of the
man who has involved Venezuela in a
most variegated lot of trouble with
European nations. From obscurity
and poverty lie has risen with meteoric
rapidity to worldwide fame and to
the possession of great wealth. For
more than three years lie has ruled his
turbulent republic with autocratic
tatter being the name of the new gov-ernment
palace at Caracas.
In his capital Castro works as silent-ly
ns a servant in rubber shoes. He
moves In the darkness, stealthily, as
one whose Intent may lie challenged.
He Is a lint among the people. Sooner
or later he must follow one or another
of Ills predecessors—Guzman Blanco,
who died wealthy In Paris: Crespo,
who was shot In battle; Andrt.de. who,
having escaped through the back door
of the palace as Castro nnd his soldiers
crashed In at the front, fled to Barba
dos on Venezuela’s only gunboat and
then, with infinite courtesy, sent the
boat back to Castro with a note say-ing,
“I return you the navy; you may
need It yourself.”
Castro's aspirations lean rather to
tlie Blanco method of exit nnd to a
golden exile. Traitors in Ills own house I WORK OF THF GRIM
toll of frequent shipments of gold sent1 MUlm
abroad by the thrifty president.
In the heart of the capital city there
Is a palace which has an extension built
entirely of steel. The house is called
Mira Flores and was the residence of
Crespo when that fighting general was
president. Tlie steel extension was not
built with the forethought of tire; it is
earthquake proof.
That the steel house is bullet proof is
an added point of merit In tlie dicta-tor’s
eyes. That which Castro most
fears is not earthquake, not nature, but
humankind. Richard Harding Davis
tells an anecdote of Castro in connec-tion
with tills steel house.
‘The president is a good fellow,"
says Davis, “and tlie type of a lighter
General Funston represents in tills
country, lie is a great admirer of
President Roosevelt, whose rough rid
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imagining them like his own troop;
which rode across the state. He want
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if the United States ever went to will
he should come to Washington and of
for his sword in our service. An minis
lug thing happened in his householi
the other day. Some time ago lie built
himself a line ‘palace’ and put in It an
all steel room, decorated by French
artists and costing $10,000, to take ref
nge in during earthquakes. Three
weeks ago there was an earthquake,
but the president and his entire house-hold
clean forgot the $10,000 steel room,
running instead into the street.”
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By courtesy It was called an army.
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then in the field. General Hernan-dez
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Hernaudcz and the other revo-lutionists
fought Independently of each
other. Each was for himself. Finally
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army. He was taken prisoner by An-drade.
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to the others.
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up the forces wldch tlie unfortu-nate
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day he heard that Andrade, with a big
army, was looking for him. He had
been declared an outlaw. A price had
been put on his head. This was some-thing
of a distinction for an obscure
young soldier to have achieved, but it
did not embarrass him in the least.
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he sent It out to meet Andrade's big
sway, almost constantly busy In crusn-ltig
revolts and all tlie time more or
less at odds with powerful nations
across the sea. And today he is but
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"To release the American nnd Vladi-mir
from the dungeons and send them
to old Paulpoff to get him to safetj'.
He must not he harmed, for we want
Ills testimony.”
“Good!” said Therese, with a shiver.
“It is grand—but dangerous.”
Olga opened a traveling bag and took
therefrom a silver mounted revolver.
“I do not wish to kill,” she said;
“but if we are discovered there will lie
trouble, and I must succeed. Come
now, for the honor of the Nesterovs
and the house of Graslov!”
The princess opened her door and
peered into the corridor. The lights
were still burning as brightly as dur-ing
the ball, but no one was In sight.
“Come—all is silent ns the grave,”
she said. “Even if we meet some one,
it will not cause suspicion.”
She led the way, and Therese, shiver-ing
with terror, followed. The great
stairway and hall were deserted, hut
from the little guardroom at the end
of the police quarters there came the
sound of curses.
"Stupid blockhead!” said the voice
of Jansky. “Drunk! Who brought
him this bottle of wine?”
With a quick motion Olga whisked
Therese into the same room where she
had crouched to listen to Jansky and
Unsgethop. There came the sound of
unsteady footsteps. Jansky, with the
unfinished bottle of Itzig’s wine In his
hand, went drunkenly to Ids office.
“I’ll finish this—then go to bed,” he
muttered.
He finished it, and It finished him.
It was not ten minutes before ids own
eyes closed in that terrible sleep from
which he could not arouse himself until
the effect of the drug had passed off.
“Come!” said Olga.
Nervously and quickly she rifled the
sleeping man’s pockets nnd found a
bunch of keys. Swiftly, then, these
Atwo rushed to Itzig's room and, shut-ting
the door, barred it on the inside.
“Now we can work without molesta-tion,”
said Olga.
She tried several keys in the lock of
an iron door that formed part of the
rear wall, but without success. Fi-nally
she found one that turned the
rusty bolt, and the door swung open.
This door led into a small passage, in
which there were various articles—lan-terns.
whips, chains nnd weapons. Olga
quickly chose a lantern which showed
it had been recently used nnd lighted
it. At the end of the passage was an
iron grating forming a door, and this,
too, she unlocked with Jansky’s keys.
Beyond this was a flight of stone
steps leading downward, and then all
was darkness. Olga, holding the
lantern above her head, led the way
down the steps. The stones were cold
and damp and slippery ns she neared
the bottom. The dark atmosphere sent
a chill through her, but the brave girl
did not falter. Therese came creeping
after her, shivering with fear. They
did not count the number of steps, but
knew there were many. At last they
stood on a cold stone floor.
“Now, which way?” she asked, hold-ing
the lantern to flash its light as far
as possible around her.
She could see that they were in a
large chamber from which various
passages broke away in every direction.
“We *jnust not linger—to lose time
would be to lose the game,” she said.
“Choose this pa-isage and follow it to
the end.”
She turned into the nearest passage,
and the gleams of the lantern were re-flected
from slippery walls. As she
walked she examined these walls for
doors. There were arches that led to
other passages and smaller ones that
opened into chambers that had evi-dently
been once used for prison cells,
for chains were hanging on the walls.
The lantern in Olga’s hand flashed its
light into every nook and cranny until
at last she renamed the end of that
passage. Making sure Therese was
close bBiind, she turned her steps into
another passage, running apparently
at right angles with the other. This
she traversed in the same way until
the very bigness of the place and its
silence began to awe her.
The first courage that had led her to
the desperate act gradually gave way
to the awful gloom and mystery of the
place. But in Its stead there flame a
determination not to relinquish the
search until she had found the unfortu-nate
victims of Neslerov’s hate or prov-ed
that they were not there. She walk-ed
on, gradually increasing her pace. A
door at last greeted her vision—a real
door that swung on hinges.
“At last, perhaps,” she said.
She tried her strength ugainst the
door, and, though it was not locked,
yet she could not open It sufficiently to
enter.
“Therese, help me,” she said, setting
the lantern down upon the floor.
The two placed their shoulders against
the door and pushed, and it suddenly
opened. Therese was precipitated head-long
into the chamber. A rush of foul
air almost stifled Olga. There was a
peculiar sound, as if Therese had fall-en
upon a heap of something. She was
whimpering in her terror.
Olgu seized the lantern and dashed
Into the chamber. A cry of horror es-caped
her. She was in what seemed
to be an old tomb. At least, there
were beans of bones scattered about
ami into one of these poor Therese lmd
pitched headlong.
Olga swung the lantern and, near to
the spot where Therese lay. two skele-tons
hung in chains. One had lost Its
head, but the other, by reason of being
fastened in a peculiar way, had retain-ed
Its grinning top piece.
Therese was in a dead faint.
Olga was now in a terrible difficulty.
She knelt by the side of Therese.
“Oh,” she said, "if I lmd but some
water! She will never recover In this
place.”
Setting the lantern down, she
dragged the woman from the place of
horrors and laid her down on the cold
floor of tlie passage. Then she swung
the door shut.
Again she began working over The-rese.
Olgn saw that she was suffering
n severe nervous shock, and the only
hope of restoration of her senses was
immediate removal from the place.
Swinging her lantern upon her arm.
she seized hold of Therese and began
dragging her along the passage, going
backward in order to exert a greater
pull on the unconscious woman.
In some way—she never knew how—
she lost her bearings and came sud-denly
against a great stone pillar
which stood in the center of a sort of
court, from which passages ran like
the spokes of a wheel.
For a moment she stood there half
unwilling to believe the truth. Then,
as the horrible fact was borne in upon
her. she let the shoulders of Therese lie
neglected on the floor while she stared
helplessly around her. She could not
discover the one through which she
had come.
She was lost!
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CHAPTER XIV.
OUT OF THE CHAINS.
IIE horror of the situation was
so great that Princess Olga’s
brain could not accept it all
at once.
Not only was she lost, but there was
a certainty that if she was rescued she
would also be discovered in this act
against the rule of Neslerov. Powerful
as was her family, she was now abso-lutely
at the mercy of the governor of
Tomsk, whom she knew to be merci-less.
Who could ever know that Prin-cess
Olgn, tlie rich and beautiful Nesle-rov,
died In tlie dungeons under her
cousin’s palace?
To her vivid imagination already the
horrors "of starvation loomed up. To
lie in that cold, dark place and suffer
and slowly waste nwny, to lose her
mind, to rave in madness—nil these
thoughts burned into her brain. Then,
looking at poor Therese, the girl’s heart
was stirred with pity.
“1 am not only a suicide, but 1 am a
murderer ns well,” she said. "I should
not have induced Therese to come.”
Therese stlrrfld.
“Ah, Therese! Good Therese! Speak
to me, will you not?” pleaded the prin-cess.
“You should not have come. It
was horrible, that den! And perhaps 1
brought you here to die.”
“1 don’t want to die!” exclaimed
Therese, sitting upright ns though the
word had acted like an electric shock.
“I do not wish to die either; but we
are lost. Therese.”
“Lost! How can we be lost? Are
we not under the palace?”
“Yes, we are under the palace, but
we are nevertheless lost. I have lost
the way. See all these passages? 1 do
not know by which one we reached this
terrible place.”
“We seem to be nlmost at the center.
They cannot all lead to the stairs.”
“No, certainly not. And there is Ut-ile
chance of telling which does lead to
the stairs. I do not even know In which
direction the stnlrs He. We are lost
Therese, and will perhaps die here of
starvation.”
“You must not! You shall not!” ex-claimed
Therese, made stronger now
by the evident need of some one to as-sist
the princess. She did not think so
much of herself as she did of Olga.
“There must be a way out and close
at hand," said Olga.
The terrible silence acted upon the
shaken nerves of poor Therese, and
she began to scream hysterically.
“1 will not die! Heaven help us
both! Help! Help! Help!”
The screams of the distracted wom-an
rang In weird echoes through the
caverns.
“The echoes mock me!” she cried.
“Is there no one to help?"
"Hark!” said Olga. “I think I heard
a voice.”
"A voletr! r heard a thousand of
them—and they are all my own.” ,
“No, but this was not. It was
man’s voice. Walt till I call.”
Tlie caverns were still.
“Is there any one here?” rang out
Olga’s clear voice. "We are lost in the
passages—two women. Is there any
one here?”
“Here, here, here!” cam* hack the
echoes.
“I am here—a prisoner!” came an an
Bweriug cry.
“Here—prisoner—Isoner!” came the
echoes.
“Where are you?” called Olga.
“You—you—you!” echoed the mock
Ing caverns.
“I must lie near you—the voices Bound
not far—follow the sound of my whis-tle!”
came a louder voice.
“Whistle—Istle—lstle!” came the trou-bled
echoes.
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Immediately there began, not far from
them, the tune of “The Star Span-gled
Banner." Olga knew it was an
American tune and Instinctively real-ized
that tlie person who was guiding
them must be the one who had been
trying to solve the mystery of Graslov
and bad been imprisoned by Jansky.
After a few moments she managed
to distinguish between the real sound
m mm
um.i
HSfM
JJlljllfc
v.iis&vT’
“Who are i/ouf” asked Olga. " Why are
yuu a prisoner heref"
and the echoes, and began slowly to
work her way toward It. Therese,
trembling with weakness and terror,
followed. I
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We are very sure that Vinol
will find your lost appetite. It
will arouse the vital organs to
call for wholesome food and
help them to absorb it.
Vinol Is a non-secret union
of the valuable principles of
organic iron, cod liver oil and
a good table wine.
, It is pleasant to take, and both
nourishes and creates an appe-tite
for nourishment,
i Thousands of bottles have
been sold on the guarantee of
“money back,” if not satisfied,
and a dissatisfied customer is
very rare.
H. F. BARKLEY,
DRUGGIST.
Good Upholstering.
Hiram Gilson is once more prepared
to do all kinds of upholstering work at
reasonable prices. If left either at his
West Main street borne or Gibbs &
King’s store, orders will receive prompt
attention. 11 14 tf
A WISE MAN
or woman will take thought for the future. A
portion of your income deposited with the Real
Estate Trust Company, 311 Fourth avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pa., at four percent, interest will
insure comfort in declining years.
Ctvpltsvl &nd Surplus [$3,700,000.00.
SORE THROAT—A few doses of
Ozoline cures it. M. A. Bowman.
You May Win
$1,000
for Hfty Cents.
THE
Pittsburg Leader
WILL PAY THE FOLLOWING 21
PRIZES, TOTAL VALUE $2,000.00,
AS FOLLOWS:
$1,000.00 for the closest guess,
$500.00 for the next closest guess,
$100.00 for the next closest guess,
4-$50.00 for the next closest guesses,
4-$25.00 for the next closest guesses,
10 $10.00 for the next closest guesses,
to the actual vote cast in the Recorder
ship election in Pittsburg, Feb. 17, 1903
All ties to be divided. All guesses must
be mailed before midnight Feb 16, 1903.
Vote for Mayor 1899 81,665
Vote for Controller 1902 54,872
Vote on County Ticket 1902 55,936
The conditions are as follows; All
guesses must be recorded on blank
coupons cut from this paper, each vote
to be accompanied by 50 cents in cash
aud sent to the LEADER GUESSING
BUREAU, 48. Fifth Ave., Pittsburg.
Estimate
Name
Street City
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State Date
I herewith enclose 50 cents and my
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er of the city of Pittsburg, election
to be held Feb. 17, 1903. I subscribe
to the conditions of the offer as pub-lished.
THE JOURNAL, Mount Pleasant.
Can’t Hear
of any one who ha,^ ever been long
dissatisfied, it dissatisfied at all,
with anything purchased here.
If there seems to be anything
wrong after purchase it either
turns out all right or is made all
right We are here to make our
word good.
The high quality of our
permits us to fully guarantee its
goodness. Purchasers will be well
satisfied with it.
GIBBS & KING,
Furniture, Carpets and Undertaking.
760 Main St., Mount Pleasant.
Sanitary
Plumbing and Gas Pitting
Steam and Hot Water Heating.
N. B —12 Years’ Prac- Only Competent Me-tical
Experience. chanics Employed.
( Jewel Gas Ranges and dot Plates.
Agents for Classic, Wilson and Mentel Heating Stoves
( Rudd Automatic Instantaneous Water Heater
Call and see the Rudd Automatic Instantaneous Water Heater in
operation in our store, 212 E. Main street. ’Phone 139.
H. S. ACKERMAN,
DEALER IN.
Tourist Cars to
California.
A double berth in a tourist
sleeper, Chicago to San Fran-cisco,
costs only $6. The
service via the Chicago, Mil-waukee
& St. Paul and Union
Pacific line is comfortable and
satisfactory.
Thro’ tourist sleeper to San
Francisco leaves Chicago at
10:25 p. m.
If you’re interested drop
me :i card.
JOHN re. POTT,
District Passenger Agent,
Room D, Park Bnilding, Pittsburg, Pa.
HIGH GRADE Pianos = »
AND(Jrgans,
Sheet Music and Musical
Merchandise.
Densmore and Yost
Typewriting Machines
Gramophone Talking Machines an?he Standard Sewing Machine
NEEDLES, OIL AND ATTACHMENTS.
H. S. ACKERflAN,
201 Main Street, GREENSBURG; PENNA.
Addrea"
FREE 0 FREE
Don’t forget to ask for the Consumers’
and Merchants’
Benefit Scrip,
J. W. Swartz, - Wall Paper
J. J. Hitchman, - Harness
Rumbaugh& Dillon, Clothiers
M. A. Bowman, - Druggist
S. B. Colvin, - Hardware
Goodman & Springer, Photos
W. R. Smith, - Jeweler
A. T. Wible, - Groceries
Gibbs & King. - Furniture
G. W. Overholt & Co., Bakers
J. B. F. Smith. Dry Goods
W. A. Pyne, - Shoes
Mary Swartz, - Millinery
Vogel Brothers, - Tailors
The Journal, - Job Work
Customers Take Notice.
That for every Cash Purchase of
ONE DOLLAR from any Mer-chant
whose name is printed in
the margin Entitles You to a S Per CEQI. Scrip.
which they will accept for Five
Cents on every
And take SPECIAL NOTICE that the
Merchants who belong to thiB Associa-,
tion are the most wide-awake and keep
the Best Selected Stock of Goods and
their prices are the Lowest.
•SHL'ia:;-
TBK MOUNT PUK.ANANT JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY JO, 1903.
l NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS. |
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ALVKltrON.
Mrs. Ross Leasnre, of Pittsburg, and
Mrs. Ollie Cunningham, of Greensburg.
are here visiting their mother, Mrs.
Sylvester Leasnre, who has been seri-ously
ill, but is slowly improving.
Miss Gertrude Schaffer, of Greens-bnrg,
was calling on her aunt, Mrs
Mary Reese, of this place, on last Sat-urday.
Mrs. H. K. Maxwell, of Tarrs, is at
home taking care of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Reese, who has been ill for some
time.
Mrs. Chas. Parry entertained a num-ber
of friends on last Monday evening
in honor of Mr. Chas. Parry. An excel-lent
lunch was served after which a
pleasant time was enjoyed by all the
guests.
Walter Hill, who had been sick, has
returned to his work as jolly as ever.
William Duncan was home visiting
his parents a few days the past week
Miss Maud DePriest is slowly recov-ering
from a recent attack of quinsy.
The Alverton Cemetery Association
held its annual election Monday when
D. S. Love succeeded H. H. Stoner. In
the reorganization W. A. Byars suc-ceeded
President A. Ruth while William
Stoner took the place of Secretary S. B.
Stoner who retired after 20 years’ faith-ful
service. Thomas Raygor is on the
business committee with the new presi-dent
and secretary.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Alverton Church of God will render
special exercises, entitled “Decide To
day,” Sunday evening next, February 1,
beginning at 7 o’clock. This will be the
22nd anniversary of the organization of
United Society and the 10th in the local
society’s history. The program will
take the place of the regular evening
service. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
TARR.
The young ladies of the local M. E
church will hold a festival and box
social tomorrow evening. Everyone is
invited to come.
George Hites, the Pennsylvania ticket
agent here, is the happy daddy of a
big boy born Sunday morning.
The yonng fellows of this place cer-tainly
enjoyed themselves Sunday eve-ning
on their sled ride, but the next
time they go they will not take so many
aB the sled just held together until they
got home.
The revival meetings at this place are
still going on but will close this week
with qnite a number of converts.
Cars continue scarce articles at this
place as the best the local plant can do
is five days a week.
Norman Eichar has got a very sore
finger from hitting an Italian.
A. E. Benford was a caller at thiB
place on Tuesday.
Si Clegg,” passed through here the past
week on his way to Mount Pleasant to
make contracts for the delivery of frogs
and turtles. “Si” is now located at
Davistown while sawing lumber.
Wm. Greenawalt, who lost his arm re
cently in a corn shredder, is able to be
about again.
John Miller was so well pleased with
his fair companion on a sleigh ride last
week that he’s now praying for more
snow.
Mrs. Sarah Zimmerman has fitted up
one of the rooms in her new house with
handsome new furniture.
James Zimmerman is now hauling
lumber for A. Brown.
Jim Logan’s badly banged up nose
wasn’t gotten in a fight. A big box and
a little icy place were the combination
that did the business.
The local postoffice council thinks of
fining Ab. Cooper $5 for being absent
from its last meeting.
Mrs. Bertha Lane is preparing for a
trip to Indianapolis, Indiana, to visit
her invalid sis-ter.^
CAIIPENTERTOWN,
The following program has been ar-ranged
for the Mount Pleasant teachers'
institute to be held at Kecksburg Sat-urday,
February 14: School, to be in
session from 10 to 11:15 a. m., will be
addressed by Misses Peoples and
Summy. Adjournment for dinner will
follow business. In the afternoon there
will be roll call, answered by quotations
from Theodore Roosevelt; music, insti-tute;
recitation, Miss Pearl Bennett;
class drill in current events, W. E
Miller; topic, “Does the end crown the
work?” Miss Knox; music, institute;
The library in school,” Miss Emma
Springer; paper, Miss Ida Weaver; dis-cussion,
“Devices In teaching Rice’s
speller,” opened by Mr. H. R. Shape;
recitation, Miss Alice Beistel; music, in
stitute; topic, “Literature in the latter
part of the nineteenth century,” Miss
Lucy Welty; paper, “Use of pictures in
school room, Miss Gregg; topic, “How
to teach civics,” Mr. Sarver; music, in-stitute;
“Friday afternoon exercises,”
Mr. Fausold.
PI/ETCHER.
Wes Miller wears the local champion-ship
belt as a coal digger.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Hostetter rejoice
over the birth of a new baby.
Jerry Murray has discovered gold on
his way to Blough's.
W. F. Seese has put up the price of
pop which it is feared will drive G. H
Henry to strong drink.
Henry Pletcher was out on his bicycle
this week.
Len Pletcher trembles every time he
removes his hat except at the table.
John Peck almost ruined the stove the
other day. He fell against it while try-ing
to stand on bis Lead.
John Tinkey is making money hand
over fist. He has two fresh cows.
F. S. Murray’s possessions consist of
two hens, a rooster, four guns and ten
cents.
Elmer Ferguson still visits Trent reg-ularly.
Six cent pop has laid Claud Ferguson
out with cramp.
IlECUiA.
A barber and a farmer not many
miles from here went together to a sale
last Thursday and, tiring of the vendue,
they proceeded towards Mammoth
where they got elated and mixed up in
a fuss, returning home sadder but wiser
men. Their pals fixed them up all right,
the tonsorial artist having the grip and
the husbandman a rheumatic knee.
Their tobacco and other lost luxuries
were very much enjoyed by the finder
and his friends. The grip tale is a
beauty only it doesn’t go here.
Mrs. Eli Albright, whose husband died
last week, is prostrated at her Kecks-bnrg
home and there are fears for her
recovery.
John Husband & Bro. have finished
their lumber contract at the Hecla Coke
Company’s new No. 3 plant.
On and after February 1 the price of
custom coal per bushel at the Byers
mines will be: forked, 4 cents; rough
and ready, 3 cents and slack, t cent.
J. S. PARKERCO.
Wednesday, Jan. 28th, to Wednesday, Feb. 3rd.
Elbert Hubbard says; “Art is the beautiful way of doing
things.”
This is true whether the work in hand may be painting, com-posing
music or in the manufactureof articles for our every day use.
Just now we wish to tell you of the beautiful, dainty creations
of under-muslins we have for our January white sale.
Certain it is that the healthful girls who made these garments
in a well-ventilated, sanitary factory must have had lots of joy in
their work or they would not have done such complete, clever
work.
Every piece is cut on ample lines and sewed perfectly.
THE UNDERSKIRTS.
The white underskirts with their dainty ruffles and lace inser-tions
are the leading favorites in muslin wear. We have thirty
pretty styles to show you ranging in price from 50« to $8 00- As
there are so many kinds and all underpriced we can only mention
three lots priced at 95c, $1 40 and $| 85—worth respectively $1.25,
$1.75 and $2.60—two or more styles at each price.
CORSET COVERS.
These are second in popularity only to the skirts.
Exquisite corset covers with their garnitures of lace ribbon,
embroidery, tucks and hemstitching—made up in a way that will
appeal to women who love pretty lingerie.
More than forty styles, priced at |5c to $1 50 The greatest
varieties and prettiest ones we have ever seen for the money are
those priced at 25c, 40c, 50c, 05c—each kind marked to save you
10c to 20c each below regular prices.
GOWNS.
We make it an important point to have every one cut very
wide and full length.
Good laces, embroideries and ribbons—neat tucks and hem-stitching
are lavishly used in ornamenting these garments.
It is a marvel how the manufacturers can use such tine mate-rials
and make them so well for the little prices at which they sell.
For 40c we are showing gowos with embroidery in-sertion
and tucked yokes, hemstitched ruffle on neck.
For 50c gowns with yokes of hemstitched tucks, hem-stitched
ruffle on neck and sleeves,
BOc for gowns that sell regularly at $1 00, lace or em-broidery
insertion yokes, full ruffles of lace or em-broidery
to match—perfect in every detail.
Then there are the better ones up to $3-50, all priced to save
money to early buyers.
DRAWERS.
Kinds to please those who want plain, serviceable garments
or fancy articles to please the most fastidious. Twenty-live styles
for your choosing priced at 22c to $2 00 —with especial emphasis
on the arrays marked 22c, 4(Jc, 50c and 65c.
UAUREIiYIUUE.
The past week brought qnite a change
in the weather, the thermometer on
Monday registering 76 in the shade.
Saturday was full of snow storms.
Cal Hoke and son are building np a
good local blacksmith trade, having
driven 2D shoes one day the past week.
Simon Echard is preparing to give
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” at the Franklin
school house in the near future for the
benefit of the fair mistress and others
interested in fine concert programs.
Mike Peterson is busy at his trade for
which Laurelville seems to be a good
point.
Clark Ritenour and Jacob Dillon are
engaged in getting out pit posts.
Second Lieutenant William Christner,
kof Company E, whose comrades in the
Philippines always call him “Corporal
FREED.
William Robbins traded horses the
other day and, as he cut the other fel
low's eye teeth, Billiam has no kick
coming.
William Hull is a frequent caller at
the Ahimas Knopsnyder home. The
proprietor, however, is only attractive
as the father of the fair Miss Annie.
Albert Miller, who accompanied Miss
Sadie Layman home the other evening,
missed his breakfast the next morning
Reuben Richter and Miss Susie Knop-snyder
were guests of John Richter
Sunday.
Jacob Shupe has a standing reward of
$5 for any one who will find him a bet-ter
half.
David Workman has stopped calling
on Miss Bertha Richter as he and that
lady’s father had the liveliest kind of a
dispute which Pa Richter settled by
dropping Davy some eight feet out in
the yard from the toe of his boot.
BOND ISSUE.
Sealed proposals will be received until 8
o’clock p. m. Monday, February 23, 1003, by
the Secretary of the Borough of Mount Pleas-ant,
Pa., for the purchase of Sixteen Thous-and
Dollars ($16,000.00) coupon bonds, known
as the Mount Pleasant. Pa , Sower Bond Series
of 1902. being thirty-two bonds of the denom-ination
of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) each,
numbered consecutively, and redeemable in
the order of their number as follows: Nos. 1
to 6 inclusive on July 1st annually from 1905
to 1910 inclusive and thereafter two bonds
annually from 1911 to 1923.
The bonds bear four per cent, interest pay-able
on the first days of July and January at
the office of the Treasurer in the Borough of
Mount Pleasant, and are free of tax.
An ordinance of the Borough of Mount
Pleasant , Pa., authorizing the issue of said
bonds, provides for the levy of a special tax
for the payment of principal and interest of
said bonds as the same becomes due.
A certified check for $250 must be enclosed
with each bid which shall be forfeited to the
Borough of Mount Pleasant, Pa., in case of
refusal or omission of the successful bidder
to accept the bonds and make payment
therefore within 15 days from awarding of
same.
The Ijorough reserves the right to reject
any or all bias. Address bids to
W. W. CAMPBELL,
Mount Pleasant, Borough Becretary.
Westmoreland Co., Pa.
SCOTTDALE, F*A.
What the Talking Machine
will do for you.
.V
HIS MASTER’S VOICE'
It will bring new life to your home.
It will make it easier to entertain company.
It will make everything more delightful.
I can reproduce the “Overture from William Tell” aud you will
think a grand operatic orchestra is right before you. You hear
the strains of an inspiring march, and almost imagine that you are
listening to Sousa and his wonderful band. It plays everything.
It sings everything. It recites everything. It talks everything.
We have them from $5 00 up It costs you nothing to come
and hear them at
Posner’s Jewelry Store,
Opposite United Brethren Church, Mount Pleasant, Pa,
Grand Opera House
J. B. COLDSMITH, Manager.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6.
LINCOLN J. CARTER’S Great Spectacular Production,
...THE HEART OF CHICAGO...
WILL BEGIN
Monday, Feb. 3, 1903.
No
Sweat-shop
Work.
Prices
are
Corset Covers
10c, 24c, 29c, 39c. 44c,
49c> and up to $| |Q.
Gowns
49c, 59c, 89c,
up to $|.49
Skirts
49c, 75c, s| 19
up to $4 89
Drawers
25c, 39c, 49c
up to I 19
A Great Sale of
riUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
G5f
(Successor to Braddock & Co.)
Bratldock Block, Corner Main and Church Sts.,
HOUNT PLEASANT, PA.
Farmers & Herchants
^NATIONAL BANK.tx>
OF MOUNT PLEASANT. PA.
CAPITAL STOCK, $50,000.00.
OFFICERS:
R. K. Hissem, President.
James Neel, Vice President,
O. E. Mullin, Cashier
DIRECTORS:
R. K. Hissem, Abraham Ruff,
Frank D. Barnhart, E. T. Fox,
s. R. Ruff, L. 8. Tinstman,
D H. Persb g, James Neel,
9. P. Zimmerman.
Headquarters
FOR—
Pianos, Organs, Violins;
in fact, everything in the line of Mu-sical
Instruments and Sheet Music.
All the latest designs and the
largest stock in town
We ask simply that you call
and examine goods and sam-ples
before purchasing
IT
If you wish to have the hanging
done on paper bought of us,
remember we employ only
the most competent work-men
and guarantee all work.
Respectfully
J. B. Coldsmith,
“On the Hill,”
MOUNT PLEASANT.
J. B. MYERS, Jr.,
313 East Main st.. Mount Pleasant.
We also buy al_ kinds
of Furs.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 , MATINEE AND NIGHT.
f\ Story of Southland,
©n the Suwanee Uiver.
A Drama for the Family. PURE in Thought, Action and Language.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4.
THE CHARMING PICTURESQUE PLAY,
. . When the Bell Tolls . .
TICKETS ON SALE AT OVERHOLT'S NEWS STAND.
Low Rates West.
Only $33 Chicago to San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Port-land,
Tacoma, Seattle, aud
many other Pacific Coast
points, every day February
i5 to April 30, 1903. One-way,
second-class, colonist
rates via Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul and Union Paci-fic
line. To the Northwest
via this route, or via St. Paul.
Additional information on
request.
JOHN R. POTT, District Passenger Agent,
Room D, Park Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
Burglar and Fire Alarms
To protect your stores and residences.
Telephone and Bell Work.
Write or call for estimates.
FRANK J. REESE,
704 Main st. 7 4 Mount Pleasant. Pa.
Try Our Fork.
We make a specialty of this
line of meat. We aim to kill
animals of medium weight so as
to avoid the fat found in very
large hogs.
As in other lines this is all of
the home dressed order and em-braces
both the smoked and
fresh meats of every description.
All We Ask is a Trial.
All orders tilled promptly and
delivered free.
John Vetesk,
ProprEASTEND MEAT MARKET
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